The statement following a clinical trial of the vaccine by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm marked the first public release of data on the efficacy of the shot.

The UAE and Israel signed a U.S.-brokered accord establishing formal diplomatic ties on the White House lawn in September.

The UAE and Israel have agreed to launch regular commercial flights between their countries soon, while other recent flights have carried business and governmental delegations.

The barrage against Israel began Tuesday night just as the ceremony in Washington was getting underway to formalize the new agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

The bilateral agreements formalize the normalization of Israel's already thawing relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in line with their common opposition to Iran.

The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries.

Israel and the UAE announced Thursday they were establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.

The connection of phone service represents the first concrete sign of the deal between the Emiratis and Israelis.

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed Saturday there would be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open up diplomatic relations.

The deal the brokered by Donald Trump's White House makes the differences between those who are with or against Iran starker than ever, Matthew Fisher says.