Israeli citizens are not allowed to come to Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's foreign minister announced on Monday after the Jewish state said it gave its citizens the green light to visit. Israel's interior ministry on Sunday said Israeli citizens, both Muslims and Jews, have the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits. But Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told CNN Israelis are not welcome at the moment in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites. We don't have relations with Israel and holders of Israeli passports cannot visit the kingdom for now," he said, according to CNN's Arabic website. Like most Arab countries, Saudi Arabia does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.

Source: Punch January 27, 2020 18:33 UTC