Israel’s hopes of a deal with Riyadh over use of Saudi Arabia’s airspace for commercial flights are mounting, according to media reports, ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East next week. Israel is currently trying to establish direct flights to Japan and seeks use of Saudi airspace to make this happen, Israeli news outlet Ynet reported over the weekend. The Israeli ambassador to Japan is in talks with flag carrier El Al and the Israeli tourism minister to get the flights operating, according to Ynet. US news outlet Bloomberg reported last month that a deal between Riyadh a…