An interview between a popular Israeli blogger and two influential Emirati and Bahraini figures prompted fierce criticism online, after the Arabs praised Israel's military as heroic.
The first direct commercial flight will arrive to Rabat from Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
A report from the Citizen Lab communications research group says that 36 Al-Jazeera employees and one Al-Araby TV journalist were targeted by a suspected UAE-Saudi phone hack using Israeli software.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly rejected rumours that his country will normalise ties with Israel after reports that a senior official visited Tel Aviv in November.
Palestinian foreign minister called on Israel to return to talks based on a two-state solution, saying the Palestinian Authority is ready to cooperate with incoming US President-elect Joe Biden.
Israeli Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has travelled to Dubai to open a Jewish nursery school, in the first ever visit by a sitting chief rabbi to an Arab country
Comment: In exchange for recognition of Israel, the US has provided Morocco the opportunity to realize two of its longstanding ambitions. But many remain unconvinced, writes Khadija Moshen-Finan.
The African Union launched a study platform to improve migration governance on the continent.
UNESCO says it will work with academics to see how Arabic can best be preserved for future generations.
Couscous, a staple dish in both Algeria and Morocco has been given the UNESCO treatment