Israel has handed over to Egypt two ancient Egyptian relics dating from Pharaonic times that had been smuggled illegally into Israel through a third country.

Shared threats and regional turmoil have brought Israel and Egypt to work more closely together.

A recent edition of the AJC Live radio show focused on Israel's humanitarian work around the globe being carried out by IsraAid, and Kuwaiti reporter Ahmad Al-Sarraf called on Arabs to look at the reasons for Israel's success and superiority, instead of viewing it as a political-religious foe.

Marking the end of a troubling period and the beginning of a more peaceful one in the relations between Israel and Egypt, President Rivlin accepted the credentials of Hazem Ahdy Khairat, Egypt's new ambassador to Israel.

Israel reopened its Cairo embassy four years after it was forced to close when a mob attacked it. Egypt will re-instate its ambassador to Israel next month.