LONDON: Israel will ratify aviation and scientific cooperation agreements with the UAE on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson to Arab media said.
“The government today ratifies the aviation agreement and the scientific and technological cooperation agreement that it concluded with the UAE,” Ofir Gendelman tweeted.
He said the ratification is “another important milestone in strengthening relations” between the two countries.
“We will continue to develop these ties with additional bilateral agreements,” Gendelman added.
The UAE and Israel agreed to normalize relations in August, in a historic deal brokered by the US.
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Israel ratifies aviation, scientific cooperation deals with UAE
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Israel ratifies aviation, scientific cooperation deals with UAE
- Ratification is another milestone in strengthening relations between Israel and the UAE: Gendelman
- “We will continue to develop and expand them through the conclusion of additional agreements,” he added
Iraq says no sign gas supplies from Iran to resume soon
- Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the spokesperson said
- Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Saturday there were no signs that Iranian gas supplies would resume to the country soon.
Iranian gas supplies were halted due to a drop in temperature and Tehran’s need for gas, the Iraqi ministry’s spokesperson said in remarks to the press, citing a Telegram message from Iran.
Iraq reported the halt in Iranian gas supply in December, owing to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others.
The electricity ministry said 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts of power had been lost from the electrical system as a result.
Tehran supplies between a third and 40 percent of Iraq’s gas and power needs.
Iraq’s power demand during winter peak hours reaches about 48,000 MW, while domestic generation stands at roughly 27,000 MW, forcing the country to rely on imports to bridge the gap, electricity officials have said previously.
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