‘Stage set’ for Middle East progress, says Kushner

White House adviser Jared Kushner was appearing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

US President Donald Trump’s chief Middle East adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has trumpeted the recent agreement by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish diplomatic relations as a historic breakthrough.

Mr Kushner said “the stage is set” for other Arab states to follow suit but gave no indication that any new deals were imminent.