Israel president departs on first visit to the UAE

Israel's president departed Sunday on a first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country's head of state. President Isaac Herzog will meet with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Gulf state's crown prince and de facto ruler, as well as Emirati leaders and members of the small Jewish community. 

Israel and the UAE had long nurtured clandestine security cooperation before they announced the normalization of diplomatic ties as part of the U.S.-brokered "Abraham Accords." The agreements established diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab states- the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.