Iran names envoy to UAE after nearly eightyear absence

DUBAI: Iran has named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nearly eight years after his predecessor left, as a thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states picks up pace. “After some eight years, the foreign ministry has named Reza Ameri as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported late Tuesday. The move comes after Iran welcomed an Emirati ambassador last September ending a six-year absence. The UAE had cut the level of its diplomatic representation after neighbouring Saudi Arabia severed ties in 2016 following the ransacking…