Riyadh silent on why it granted access but flight signals a tacit improvement in relationsSaudi Arabia has opened its airspace for the first time to an Israel-bound passenger plane,breaking a 70-year-ban on commercial jets flying over the Arab kingdom to reach the Jewish state.
While Riyadh does not formally recognise Israel, Thursday night’s landing by the Air India flight in Tel Aviv signalled a thawing of relations between the two countries which share a common enemy in Iran.
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Source: guardian.co.uk