Saudis ready for the first time to sell oil to Israel

Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi made two statements in Vienna Tuesday, which illustrate Riyahd's intent to break the ice of long animosity with Israel. He said that the oil kingdom is willing to sell oil to any country including Israel and went on to underline this statement by saying: “His Majesty King Abdullah has always been a model for good relations between Saudi Arabia and other states and the Jewish state is no exception. These remarks attested publiclyto the special relationship developing of late between Saudi Arabia and Israel.