Israel and saudi arabia

Saudi Arabia needs allies against the Houthis, but will it turn to Israel? - analysis

The flydubai attack may not bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer, but it forces Riyadh to ask: Should it keep one of its strongest potential regional partners at arm’s length?

 Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026; illustrative

Saudi Arabia opens international safety investigation into attempted flydubai cockpit attack

Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, Pakistan, Jordan and Indonesia before their meeting on Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025.

Arab, Muslim countries affirm establishing Palestinian state is condition for peace with Israel

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.

Israel should focus on shaping, not judging, Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia - analysis


TV host’s call for Israeli teams to compete in Saudi Arabia sparks fury

The decision to host the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Saudi Arabia has caused a rift in the Israeli chess world.

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Chess federation vows 'huge effort' to include Israelis in Saudi-hosted match

Should their visas be granted, it would mark the first time Saudi Arabia has publicly hosted Israelis.

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The Israel-Sunni alliance

Although discreet ties have developed, they are unlikely to be formalized without progress on the Palestinian track.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former head of Saudi intelligence

Castles in the sand

The Saudi crown prince’s reformist ambitions bring to mind the precedents of post-Shogun Japan, post-Ottoman Turkey and post-Mao China – with a few exceptions, some potentially fateful.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, on October 24

Decline a bad Marriage

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Keeping an eye on Moscow and Riyadh

Why Israel needs to watch the warming ties between Russia and Saudi Arabia very carefully.

SAUDI KING SALMAN and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony at the Kremlin on October 5.

IDF Chief of Staff: Israel willing to share intelligence with Saudis

Eisenkot made the statement in a rare interview with Saudi-owned newspaper 'Elaph.'

Gadi Eisenkot

Communications Minister invites Saudi Mufti to Israel

Ayoub Kara praises Muslim leader for condemnation of Hamas.

  Communications Minister Ayoub Kara and Chabad Rabbi Avraham Wolff outside Ze'ev Jabotinsky's home with a Mezuzah-shaped plaque marking the spot.

An outspoken critic: Riyadh’s ‘anti-Hezbollah minister’

Thamer al-Sabhan personifies Saudi Arabia’s fight against the ‘terrorist militia.’

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Arab Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan in Beirut, Lebanon February 6, 2017.

Saudi Arabia says king's contact with US helped ease Jerusalem tensions

King Salman contacted the US government and called for an end to restrictions on entry to the mosque, the statement said.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L), Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef , and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump walk during a reception ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017