daily devotionals online logo Friday, March 29, 2024 4:46 PM GMT+1
       Reset Password        Click here to sign up.
 
daily devotionals online
Home
       our daily bread
Our Daily Bread
       the good seed
The Good Seed
       the LORD is near
The LORD is near
       andrew wommack
Andrew Wommack
       billy graham
Billy Graham
 
christian topics
Christian
       general topics
General
       interesting topics
Interesting
 

EgyptAir Makes First Direct Flight to Israel Decades After Historic Peace Treaty
Posted by Temmy
Mon, October 04, 2021 3:03pm


EgyptAir Makes First Direct Flight to Israel Decades After Historic Peace Treaty
An EgyptAir Airbus 320 aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

More than 40 years after Israel and Egypt made peace in 1979, Egypt's national carrier finally made its first official direct flight to the Jewish State on Sunday.

The EgyptAir passenger flight landed at Ben Gurion International Airport and was greeted with a water salute.

For decades, the airline's affiliate, AirSinai, has operated flights to Israel without the company logo out of fear of sparking public backlash. Sunday marked the beginning of three weekly EgyptAir flights between Cairo and Tel Aviv.

The Israeli Embassy in Cairo tweeted that direct flights are "an important and welcome sign of strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries, especially economic relations."

Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Egypt to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. It was the first public visit to Egypt by an Israeli prime minister in more than a decade.

Bennett said he had "an important and very good meeting" with el-Sissi, and the two leaders "laid the foundation for deep ties moving forward."

Egypt was the first Arab country to make peace with Israel. Jordan followed, signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.

Recently, four more countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have established ties with Israel through the US-brokered Abraham Accords.

Last week, Israel opened its embassy in Bahrain. Bahrain's GulfAir also marked its first direct to the Jewish State.





 

More From General Chat Room Archives


Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old by Police Sparks Public Outcry
Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old by Police Sparks Public Outcry
Posted on Fri, April 16, 2021 11:10am


Disturbing bodycam video released Thursday after public outcry over the Chicago police shooting of a 13-year-old boy shows the youth appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before an officer fires his gun and kills him.

A still frame taken from Officer Eric...More



 



For enquiries, notifications and ad placement send mail to [email protected]
Copyright 2012 - 2024 All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy || Terms & Conditions