Iran, Saudi to negotiate on scheduled flights

IRAN and Saudi Arabia will start formal talks next week to resume direct scheduled flights between Tehran and Riyadh and other cities, an Iranian official has told the state-affiliated news agency ILNA.

Regular flights would be another step toward restoring ties between the two Middle Eastern rivals. 

A Chinese-mediated agreement in March restored diplomatic relations after years of tensions that threatened the security of the entire region and fuelled conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.