Saudi Arabia has apologized to Rabbi Abraham Cooper, a member of the US delegation, who refused to remove his kippah when entering a cultural heritage site in Diriya. The delegation prematurely ended its visit to the Kingdom after this incident.

Three suspects in the murder of 28-year-old Israeli citizen Zvi Kogan have been arrested in the UAE. Earlier it was reported that these persons are citizens of Uzbekistan and fled to Turkey.

The head of the MFA of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, expressed deep condolences to the Israeli ambassador Gideon Lustig on the occasion of the death of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan. Saidov said that Uzbekistan is cooperating with the authorities of the UAE and Israel in the investigation.

According to Milliyet's sources in the security forces, the three Uzbeks who killed Rabbi Tsvi Kogan in the UAE were caught in a special operation by the MİT and the police while leaving the Istanbul airport and taking a taxi, and were handed over to the UAE.