Even before discussions start in Abu Dhabi, the delegates made aviation history when the Israeli commercial airliner flew over Saudi territory on the direct flight from Tel Aviv to the UAE capital. Officials will explore bilateral cooperation in areas such as commerce and tourism, and Israeli defense envoys are due to visit the UAE separately. The Trump administration has tried to coax other Sunni Arab countries concerned about Iran to engage with Israel. In a second incident, one person was killed when a gas cylinder exploded in a Dubai restaurant, local media reported. On board the packed airliner, passengers were welcomed in Arabic as well as English and Hebrew, a gesture marking the historic flight.

Source: bd News24 August 31, 2020 10:24 UTC