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Israel-UAE friendship continues with mutual recognition of driving licenses

The agreement has been in the works since shortly after the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.

Dubai drivers
Philippines doctor Maria Lagbes sits in a pink ambulance of the Women Responders team in Dubai on July 13, 2017. — GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Israel and the United Arab Emirates Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding on the mutual recognition of driving licenses issued by each country. 

The agreement was signed by Emirati Interior Minister Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Transport Minister Merav Michaeli and the Expo 2020 Dubai. Holders of licenses from the UAE and Israel will be able to drive in the other country without taking additional tests, the official Emirates News Agency reported

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