Minister of Communications Dr. Shlomo Karhi is leading a 14-man Israeli delegation to the Universal Postal Union’s 2023 Extraordinary Congress in Riyadh.
The main agenda, according to senior Saudi officials, is Riyadh's growing ties with Israel and how it will affect the Kingdom's relationship with the Palestinians.
Learn about the significance of this diplomatic milestone and its potential implications for the ongoing normalization process between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
For the first time since opening its skies to Israel, citizens of the Jewish state landed in Saudi Arabia after their flight was forced to make an emergency landing.
If Washington wants to maintain its position as the superpower in the region, it needs to provide its spurned regional allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, with certain guarantees.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Professor Jacob Nagel dicusses the prospects of normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, along with the potential implications of Iran's influence on the matter.
'There is reason to estimate that the next government will bring achievements on the economic and social level” for the Arab sector, and we're prepared to work with Netanyahu,' activists in the Balad party stated.
'Slowly, the country is becoming more open to different viewpoints, and people are starting to accept the fact that Jews are not our enemies,' says Mohammed Saud.
'This decision is the result of the President’s persistent and principled diplomacy with Saudi Arabia over many months, culminating in his visit today.'
Intellectuals, journalists and social media activists in Saudi Arabia directly criticize the Palestinians for not adopting a realistic policy conducive to resolving the conflict with Israel.
'This is not a breakthrough, but another stage in the tightening relationship between the two countries,' said Michal Yaari, an expert on the Arab Gulf states.
This is the first known investment by the Saudi Public Investment Fund in Israeli businesses and represents a significant step in the Mideast states' relations.
Israel and a number of Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, are concerned about the growing Iranian threat and fear the US will rejoin the nuclear deal, reports indicate.