Mohammed bin Salman hopes US-brokered deal under incoming administration could help 'cement relations' with president-elect, says WSJ citing Saudi, US officials

Though vast majority of kingdom still opposes normalization, percentage of survey respondents who support some ties is up threefold from June

Many welcome normalization as positive sign for their own independence dreams, but some analysts say rapprochement unlikely due to geopolitics, despite shared history

Source tells Israeli TV that cooperation against Iran will increase, but monarch at odds with the crown prince on ties with Jewish state

Israeli security officials said to fume after PM keeps them in the dark about trip to enemy state for secret meeting with crown prince

As mutual program will take at least 30 days to begin, Foreign Ministry says Emiratis will allow airlines to grant permits electronically; El Al announces flights from December 13

Hours after Israeli and US media report on meeting, Faisal bin Farhan says no Israelis were present; Netanyahu doesn't deny he flew to Gulf kingdom, but won't comment

Sources in kingdom say PM flew in for several hours of discussions; no substantial agreements reached; Israel's education minister hails 'amazing achievement'

Netanyahu hails agreement as boost for reciprocal tourism; misleadingly says Sudan abstained on anti-Israel UN resolution when instead it was absent from vote on Israeli resolution

Sudanese media picks up report from fake Israeli site, claiming Yesh Atid chair told Knesset that Hamdok agreed to peace in exchange for $5 million home purchased by Adelson