Bahrain to allow Israeli flights to UAE over its airspace

There was speculation that Bahrain would follow the UAE in recognizing Israel, but the country has not signaled a willingness to do so yet.
A picture taken on August 31, 2020, shows a view from the window of the the El Al's flight LY971, which will carry the delegation from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, ahead of landing at the Abu Dhabi airport. - A US-Israeli delegation including White House advisor Jared Kushner took off on a historic first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. (Photo by NIR ELIAS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NIR ELIAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
A view from the window is seen on El Al Flight LY971 on Aug. 31, 2020, before the plane carrying a delegation from Tel Aviv to the United Arab Emirates landed at the Abu Dhabi airport. - NIR ELIAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Bahrain announced Thursday that it will allow all flights heading to and leaving the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace, the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported.

The decision followed a request from aviation authorities in the UAE, according to the agency. The report did not mention Israel.

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