The United States did not pressure the United Arab Emirates or Bahrain to sign a normalization deal with Israel, but doing so will brighten the future for young people in the region and increase national security and economic prosperity, a senior US official said Thursday.“They are doing this on their own, recognizing their national security interests,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Timothy Lenderking told reporters during a phone briefing.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The UAE, Bahrain and Israel signed the Abraham Accords on Tuesday, which increased the number of Arab countries signing peace deals with Israel to four. Egypt and Jordan were the first two.Lenderking spoke of US optimism for more countries to come forward and do the same soon. “We are very optimistic about the possibilities ahead [with the Abraham Accords], which open up … opportunities for the young people of the Middle East region,” he said.Asked about Qatar’s response to the Abraham Accords, Lenderking noted Doha’s yearslong relationship with Israel. “Qatari officials are very open about their relationship with Israel,” the US diplomat said, adding that each other would move at its own pace to normalize ties with Tel Aviv.When Al Arabiya English asked if Turkey was pressuring Qatar not to push ahead with a deal with Israel, Lenderking said Ankara was “not only wrong but against the trend” in its condemnation of the Abraham Accords.Read more:Turkey slams Arab ties with Tel Aviv despite being one of first to recognize IsraelFormer head of Qatar’s Al Jazeera pushes blacklist of ‘pro-Israel’ Arab journalists
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Ghannouchi compares party figures calling for his exit to coup plotters
Rached Ghannouchi, president of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda Movement, reacted bitterly Thursday to a petition signed by nearly 100 leading members of the party, including prominent figures in its executive bureau and Shura Council, asking him to step down after his term ends this year..
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Trump suggests 2020 election result can never be accurate
The 2020 election promises to be the nation’s largest test of voting by mail.
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US set for a weekend showdown with the UN over snapback sanctions on Iran
The sanctions, including an arms embargo, were removed in exchange for the 2015 agreement with Iran that it would halt its nuclear weapons program.
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Critics say Shira Haas may be surprise Emmy winner
"Unorthodox" was an unexpected hit with audiences around the world, some of whom were familiar with Haas from her previous role as another sometimes rebellious ultra-Orthodox woman in "Shtisel".
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PA official names five countries set to establish ties with Israel
Agriculture, tourism ministers speak with Emirati, Bahraini counterparts; Emirates Flight Catering arranges to provide kosher meals.
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The Round Up | 17 Sept 2020 – Doha News
On The Round Up this Thursday 👇 💰 Extended incentives for private sector 💻Qatar to establish national cyber security agency 😷Hamad International Airport installs PPE vending machine 🍔 McDonald’s opens Qatari-style branch Want more from Doha News? Website: www.dohanews.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dohanews Twitter: https://twitter.com/dohanews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dohanews/..
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Coronavirus: Dubai fines seven businesses for Covid-19 violations
CCCP also warned two establishments for not placing the physical distancing stickers as required..
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Bahrain's normalisation deal with Israel is lots of risk for little gain
Comment: Bahrain's decision to normalise ties with Israel is a boon for authoritarianism and autocracy, and one that endangers Arabs both domestically and regionwide, writes Emile Nakhleh..
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Full Article: Bahrain's normalisation deal with Israel is lots of risk for little gain
Lebanon confirms 685 virus cases, four deaths
Lebanon confirmed 685 new coronavirus cases and four deaths Thursday, bringing the total number of registered cases in the country to 26,768..
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Full Article: Lebanon confirms 685 virus cases, four deaths