Middle East Peace Process

Israeli officials say that although there has been progress in the negotiations over a potential normalization agreement, difficulties still remain.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed Israeli nuclear experts to work on such a proposal as part of a potential normalization agreement with Riyadh.

Remark comes as President Joe Biden presses ahead with an effort to broker historic ties between the two regional powerhouses, Washington's top Middle East allies.

Israel's Knesset speaker Amir Ohana, who visited Morocco earlier this year, said Mayara's visit was supposed to be a highlight of the new relations. He said Israel wished Mayara “a speedy and full recovery.”

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen affixes a mezuzah on the embassy's doorpost in a joint ceremony with his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.

Sunday's announcement of the meeting prompted scattered protests in Tripoli and other towns in western Libya. Protesters stormed the foreign ministry headquarters to condemn the meeting, while others attacked and burned a residence for the prime minister in Tripoli, according to local reports.

State-owned China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) has bid to build a nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, near the border with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the WSJ reports, citing Saudi officials familiar with the matter.

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State Department comments come as National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby plays down a report in the Wall Street Journal that said the United States and Saudi Arabia had agreed on the broad contours.