UAE opens embassy in Tel Aviv

[July 14, 2021]    TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates opened its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, with Israel's president attending the inaugural ceremony.

UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and other officials press a button to start the stock exchange market during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The embassy is situated in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building and its opening followed the inauguration of Israel's embassy in the UAE last month.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Jeffrey Heller)

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