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An airplane of budget airline Flydubai lands at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 26, 2020, on the first scheduled commercial service between the two cities, following the normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 25, 2025, 5:26 am
Tel Aviv flight makes emergency stop in Riyadh after Israeli traveler suffers stroke
Flydubai flight carrying roughly 80 Israelis spends more than three hours on the tarmac in Saudi Arabia as passenger is transferred to local hospital for treatment
By ToI Staff
In this undated photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi military personnel conduct military exercises dubbed Gulf Shield One in Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
November 5, 2021, 9:01 am
US approves sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia
State Department official stresses that purchase will allow Riyadh ‘to defend itself from Iranian-backed Houthi air attacks’
By AFP
An Israir plane lands at the airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 1, 2020. (Screen capture: Twitter)
December 1, 2020, 10:59 pm
After flying over Saudi Arabia, 1st Israeli commercial flight lands in Dubai
‘A truly festive day,’ says captain in call with Netanyahu. ‘It’s a great privilege to reach this moment’; Israir plane flies over kingdom after receiving last-minute permission
By ToI Staff
The view of Saudi Arabia from an Israir flight on November 8, 2020. (Israir/Twitter)
November 10, 2020, 12:17 am
Saudi air-traffic control guides Israeli plane through bad weather
Israir flight from Tel Aviv to India forced to take detour above Mecca and Jeddah, 2 months after Riyadh okayed Israeli use of its airspace
By ToI Staff
Jared Kushner speaks next to US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien (R) in front of an El Al plane at the Abu Dhabi airport, following the arrival of the the first-ever Israeli flight to the UAE, on August 31, 2020. (KARIM SAHIB / AFP)
September 10, 2020, 1:05 am
Kushner says Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to allow all Israeli flights to use airspace
Saudi flights also able to use Israeli airspace; White House advisor says Arabs losing patience with Palestinian leadership, will do ‘what’s in their best interests’
By ToI Staff
This picture from June 25, 2019, shows a general view of the Four Seasons Hotel (R) in the Bahraini capital Manama, where the "Peace to Prosperity" Workshop is taking place. (Stringer/AFP)
September 4, 2020, 2:19 am
Bahrain opens airspace to Israeli planes, following Saudi lead
Using Bahrain’s airspace could make route to UAE even more direct, though only if Qatari airspace is used as well
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh during a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 9, 2020. (Abbas Momani/Pool Photo via AP)
August 31, 2020, 3:25 pm
Palestinians ‘pained’ by momentous Israeli-UAE flight
PA prime minister, Hamas condemn trip to Abu Dhabi by Israeli and US officials for discussions on normalization deal
By ToI Staff
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