(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israeli airliners would be able to overfly Sudan en route to South America, part of Israel’s drive to improve ties with Muslim countries and isolate arch-foe Iran. Encouraged by the Trump administration, Israel has sought better relations with formerly hostile Arab and Muslim countries that share its worries about Iran or see potential economic benefits. And to all appearances, we can also overfly this corner of Sudan,” he said, pointing to a map. Israeli diplomats say there have been low-level contacts with Sudan in recent years though the authorities there have been reluctant to acknowledge them publicly. Israeli diplomats now say they believe Sudan has distanced itself from Iran.

Source: Egypt Independent December 10, 2018 12:56 UTC