(L-R) Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former US President Donald Trump, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan hold up documents after signing the Abraham Accords in Washington on 15 September 2020. Reports this week said Saudi Arabia is engaging in serious talks with Israel as it senses a shift among its public in favour of establishing official ties with the majority Jewish state. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP

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