Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a positive meeting here with this wealthy Mideast nation’s top leaders Wednesday, but was met with pushback to President Trump’s proposal that the U.S. take control of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and relocate Palestinians from the territory as part of a grand reconstruction project.

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that peace efforts in the region should be on the basis of a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestinian conflict,

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the UAE rejects “any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land” as Rubio made a visit Wednesday to Abu Dhabi.

President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday rejected any attempts to forcibly remove Palestinians from their land during a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi, according to state media.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the tour of the controversial Abrahamic Family House -image courtesy CSPAN. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marc

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, walks as he prepares to board an aircraft to depart to the U.S., in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.

Rubio's talk with the ruler of Abu Dhabi comes as the U.S. also tries to continue a shaky ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States and Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Marco Rubio departed Abu Dhabi for Germany on), as part of his first trip to the Middle East as U.S. Secretary of State. The United Arab Emirates leader told Rubio on Wednesday that his country rejects a proposal to displace Palestinians from their land,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured a synagogue and a mosque in the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates leader told Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that his country rejects a proposal to displace Palestinians.

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Abu Dhabi opposes the displacement of Palestinians.