Saudi Arabia May Allow Israel to Use Its Airspace
Israeli media Ynet reported that ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East next week, Israel hopes Saudi Arabia will allow it to use its airspace for commercial flights. Launching the Al Araby page, Tuesday (5/7/2022), Israel is currently trying to build direct flights to Japan and is trying to use Saudi airspace to make it happen. Israel's ambassador to Japan is in talks with airline El Al and Israel's tourism minister to operate the flights. US media Bloomberg reported last month that an agreement between Israel and the Saudis on the use of airspace was under discussion. Israeli airlines are already flying over Saudi Arabia for trips to Bahrain and the UAE, two Gulf states that are normalizing relations with Israel in 2020. However, Saudi Arabia restricts all other flights to and from Israel, with a few exceptions. Israel's former foreign minister Yair Lapid who became the country's prime minister on July 1 told the press last month talks about a de…
