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  • Saudi Arabia to emerge as a ‘major player’ in regional aviation space, Boeing says

    The kingdom's Saudi Aviation Strategy calls for tripling annual passenger traffic to 330 million by 2030, boosting the number of destinations to 250 from 99 at present and establishing a new flag carrier. This strategy is backed by $100 billion in investments from the government and private sector.

  • Space clubs in Saudi Arabia help to spark interest in the sector

    It has been 37 years since Saudi Arabia sent its first and only astronaut into space, but many Saudis remain passionate about space exploration. Among them is author Mohammad Bahareth, founder of Space Club, a platform formed for enthusiasts across the Arab world to talk about all things outer space.

  • First Israeli plane flies through Saudi airspace

    An Israeli commercial flight flew over Saudi Arabia to a non-Gulf destination for the first time on Tuesday, according to Israeli media. The Arkia Israeli Airlines flight IZ611 departed Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport at around 1:15 am on Tuesday to the Seychelles, an island nation off the coast of East Africa.

  • Saudis open airspace to more flights serving Israel

    Cathay Pacific and Air Seychelles have overflown Saudi Arabia for Israel flights for the first time, aviation data showed on Thursday, after Riyadh announced last month it would open its airspace to all airlines, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel. Opening Saudi airspace to flights to and from Israel was a focus of U.S. President Joe Biden's tour of the countries, which do not have formal ties, last month. Riyadh agreed in principle. Israel said implementation could take weeks or more.

  • Saudis open airspace to more flights serving Israel

    athay Pacific and Air Seychelles have overflown Saudi Arabia for Israel flights for the first time, aviation data showed on Thursday, after Riyadh announced last month it would open its airspace to all airlines, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel. Opening Saudi airspace to flights to and from Israel was a focus of U.S. President Joe Biden's tour of the countries, which do not have formal ties, last month. Riyadh agreed in principle. Israel said implementation could take weeks or more

  • No change in Palestine stance, says Saudi Arabia after opening airspace to all carriers

    "Saudi Arabia confirmed that its firm and constant stance toward the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people will not change by allowing international flights to cross the Kingdom's airspace," he said. The official stressed that "the decision to allow the use of airspace for all airlines is linked to international obligations, and this step does not mean that it is a prelude to other steps."

  • European diplomat: Space for negotiating Iran deal revival ‘almost exhausted’

    European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Tuesday that the space for further negotiations on restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is almost exhausted, and said it is now time for swift political decisions to conclude the deal. “After 15 months of intense, constructive negotiations in Vienna…., I have concluded that the space for additional significant compromises has been exhausted,” Borrell wrote in the Financial Times Tuesday (July 26).

  • Contradicting Biden, Saudis deny opening of airspace is step toward ties with Israel

    Riyadh’s FM says move ‘has nothing to do’ with diplomatic relations; also states he’s not aware of any talks on Israel-integrated air defense alliance, after US hailed notion

  • Israel to boost Asia flights when Saudi Arabia opens airspace

    Israeli airlines plan to expand and open new routes to India and other Asian destinations after Saudi Arabia announced it would allow unfettered access to its airspace, a move that would save fuel costs and reduce flight times. In the absence of open relations between the countries, however, and given talks on including Oman in the expanded corridor, Israeli Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli said implementation could take several weeks at least.

  • Saudi Embassy: 18 Saudi-US Agreements Covering Space, Investment, Energy, Communications and Health Concluded

    The bilateral agreements, signed during US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Kingdom comprise 13 agreements made with the Ministry of Investment, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, and numerous private sector companies. They include a group of leading American companies, such as Boeing Aerospace, Raytheon Defense Industries, Medtronic and Digital Diagnostics, IKVIA in the healthcare sector, and many other US companies across the energy, tourism, education, manufacturing and textiles sectors. The Saudi Space Authority also signed the Artemis Accords with US Space Agency (NASA), which would allow it to undertake the joint exploration of the Moon and Mars in cooperation with the American space agency, while granting the Kingdom a seat in the international coalition preparing for the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids for peaceful purposes.