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Israeli Delegation Visits Bahrain

The flags of Bahrain and Israel. AFP
The flags of Bahrain and Israel. AFP
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Israeli Delegation Visits Bahrain

The flags of Bahrain and Israel. AFP
The flags of Bahrain and Israel. AFP

Israeli officials visited Bahrain on Wednesday to discuss areas of cooperation between the two countries, a Bahraini source said.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates this month signed agreements to establish formal ties with Israel.

Israeli carrier Israir operated a flight from Tel Aviv to Bahrain on Wednesday, an Israeli media report said.

The report said an Israeli government delegation was onboard the flight. There are no direct scheduled commercial flights between the two countries.

Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Tuesday, state news agency BNA reported.

“During the call, the Crown Prince stressed the importance of strengthening international security and peace and continuing efforts in support of peace, stability and prosperity,” it said.

In Israel, the PM’s office said in a statement that Netanyahu and Bahrain’s Crown Prince “talked of the means to rapidly boost the contents of the accord between our two countries, to transform this peace into an economic, technological, touristic peace, peace in each of these sectors.”

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Discuss Developments in Syria, Gaza

The flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is displayed, in the Bab Touma district of the Old City of Damascus, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. (Reuters)
The flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is displayed, in the Bab Touma district of the Old City of Damascus, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. (Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Discuss Developments in Syria, Gaza

The flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is displayed, in the Bab Touma district of the Old City of Damascus, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. (Reuters)
The flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is displayed, in the Bab Touma district of the Old City of Damascus, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held telephone talks on Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty.

Discussions focused on the latest developments in Syria.

A statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Abdelatty stressed “the importance of supporting the Syrian state during this critical moment in Syria’s history.”

He underscored the need to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to empower its national institutions.

He called for the adoption of a comprehensive political process, led by the Syrian people, so that stability can be restored throughout their country.

The FMs also discussed the latest developments in Gaza, with Abdellaty briefing Prince Faisal on Egypt’s “intense efforts with all concerned parties to reach an immediate and sustainable ceasefire and to ensure the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.”