United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with President Joe Biden on Monday at the White House for the first visit by an Emirati leader to the United States since the UAE's founding in 1971.

The announcement came after Biden and Al Nahyan met to discuss the escalating war in Gaza and broader instability in the Middle East. In a joint statement, both leaders called for “urgent, unhindered” humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza and expressed their commitment to pursuing a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to discuss efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in her meeting on Monday with the United Arab Emirates president, according to a White House official.

WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden recognized the United Arab Emirates as a major defense partner of the United States on Monday after talks with its president on topics that included the war in Gaza and growing Middle East instability.

U.S. President Joe Biden declared the United Arab Emirates a major defense partner of the U.S. following a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The announcement called for a ceasefire in Gaza and urged steps to preserve Jerusalem's historic status quo.

President Joe Biden on Monday recognised the UAE as a major defence partner, after a historic White House meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed. According to a US-UAE joint statement that also urged support for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza,