It’s a mixed bag for the UAE in the foreign press this morning: Reuters is the latest to speculate on cooling UAE-Israel business relations amid the war in Gaza, while Business Insider looks into what it says is a balancing act between maintaining ties with China and the US as it looks to secure jets for its air force. Meanwhile, AFP is out with a fact check to debunk a circulating video of a truck in Dubai streets that social media users claimed was conducting cloud seeding operations. The outlet spoke with the video’s creator, who confirmed it was fabricated.
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UAE and Israel’s business ties are cooling amid the Gaza war, Reuters says
