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.
The Abraham Accord, which says the UAE and Bahrain will establish embassies and work with Israel across a range of sectors, does not mention the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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 nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who credited Trump for creating new dynamics in other conflict areas like Kashmir.
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
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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