Saudi Arabia has denied that opening up its airspace to Israel is a prelude to normalisation. Last week Riyadh announced that it hadopened its airspace to all civilian carriers, including all flights to and from Israel following a visit from US President Joe Biden. The move came after Israeli officials consistently sought expanded permission for their airlines to fly over Saudi territory to Asian destinations. The Saudi decision sparked outrage in the Arab world, with many people saying that the kingdom will be next in line to normalise relations with Israel after the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco…