Israel Start-Up Nation are the first cycling team from the Jewish state to compete in the United Arab Emirates AFP/Giuseppe CACACE

DUBAI: An Israeli cycling team raced through Dubai on Sunday (Feb 23), taking part in the UAE Tour for the first time in the latest overture between the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations.

Gulf Arab nations have made a number of recent moves hinting at warmer ties with the Jewish state, with Israeli athletes and officials increasingly allowed to visit.