UAE has taken a similar step regarding travel from most European countries, as well as India and Pakistan, given that Covid cases have remained high, the Israeli ministry said.
Saudi Arabia's acquisition of nuclear capability would draw Turkey and Egypt to join the regional nuclear race, which might turn conflict-torn West Asia even more volatile.
Egypt and Israel had signed a treaty in 1979 and while the two governments developed robust security cooperation, there was little interest in building deep economic ties.
The flight is a signal that the Saudi kingdom is prepared to give some more-than-passive validation to the Israel-UAE peace deal that is close to being inked
By turning UAE into a friend, Israeli is enhancing its national security, but risks eroding the military advantage its most important friend has provided for nearly 50 years.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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