
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed bilateral relations during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the Gulf country on Sunday, UAE state news agency Wam reported, which officially confirmed the visit.
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The visit comes in the context of normalized relations between the UAE and Israel following the 2020 Abraham Accords.
The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed bilateral relations during Sunday's visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Gulf country, the state news agency Wam reported, the first confirmation by the United Arab Emirates of Netanyahu's visit.
European Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen sent a letter to twenty-seven EU energy ministers, including Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, inviting them to adopt measures to contain the volatility of energy prices, inspired by those of 2022 during the energy crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The proposals include energy vouchers, social tariffs, efficiency-conditioned aid for industries, incentives for zero-emission mobility, reduction of electricity consumption and turning off unnecessary public lighting. The EU is preparing for the new winter with gas reserves at 70% of capacity, below the target of 80% by December. The recommendations will be discussed at the informal Energy Council in Dublin and at a meeting between experts from the Commission and member states on oil coordination, while the proposal to tax electricity more favorably than gas, put forward in July, seems distant due to the reservations of many countries. The issue of high prices will be addressed at the European Summit on 15 and 16 October.

The Pope denounced the growth of far-right groups in Germany and other parts of Europe and the world, stating that some political expressions combined with a certain form of religiosity do not represent an authentic expression of Christianity, but are based on hatred and division, inviting a return to the values of the Gospel based on understanding, compassion and accompaniment.

The center-left faces internal tensions in the primaries, with Elly Schlein under pressure from the Reformist area who could nominate Giorgio Gori, while the program and alliances with M5s, Avs and centrist forces are being discussed, despite the resistance of the Dem majority.

The center-right maintains control in Reggio Calabria with the victory of Fabio Roscioli at 51.02%, while General Vannacci exceeds 8% with his FnV party. The turnout was 22.34%, high for a by-election despite the low absolute figure.

Avs and M5S have organized the screening of the docufilm 'Naza' on Monday 28 September at 8pm at the Cinema Adriano in Rome, in which Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte, Nicola Fratoianni and Angelo Bonelli participated. The film, made by Israelis Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, documents the planning of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip from 7 October 2023 and won the Special Jury Prize at the latest Venice Film Festival. Giuseppe Conte defined the film as a necessary testimony to understand the decisions taken in Tel Aviv and underlined the political importance of the united presence of the center-left.

Senator for life Liliana Segre invites the parties to amend the anti-Semitism bill to clarify that criticism of the State of Israel is not automatically anti-Semitic, in order to obtain a unanimous green light. While the majority defends the current text, the opposition and part of the Democratic Party remain against it. The debate also divides the Jewish world, with some intellectuals accusing the bill of criminalizing anti-Israeli positions, while the UCEI supports it as a necessary tool against anti-Semitism. Meanwhile, Avs and M5s organize a screening of a documentary film on Gaza at the Cinema Adriano in Rome, in which the leaders of the Largo Camp participate.