Biden Meets Saudi King, Crown Prince on Jeddah Visit

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bump fists before heading inside the Al-Salam Royal Palace for a meeting with King Salman, in Jeddah.

U.S. President Joe Biden is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the last leg of his trip to the Middle East, flying directly from Tel Aviv on Friday just hours after the Saudi Kingdom announced the opening of its airspace to “all carriers,” ending the country’s ban on flights to and from Israel.

The decision is a gesture from Riyadh as part of a broader warming of relations between Israel and the Arab world as they align against the threat from Iran. Biden is claiming it to be the result of his administration’s push toward a more integrated and stable Middle East region.

“While this opening has long been discussed, now, thanks to months of steady diplomacy between my Administration and Saudi Arabia, it is finally a reality. Today, I will be the first president of the United States to fly from Israel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,” Biden said in a statement.

Biden said the Saudi decision can “help build momentum toward Israel’s further integration into the region,” including with the kingdom itself – hinting at a potential diplomatic normalization that would be the most significant expansion of the Trump era Abraham Accords.

At the same time, his administration sought to repair ties with the Palestinians, offering economic and technical assistance as he met with President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, in Bethlehem on Friday.

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[samcali]

Saudi Arabia is a good country. I love them

[yementribez]

Biden was hoping to be given a gold chain 😂

[babymochi]

God bless the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦❤️

[texis]

God bless all my muslim brothers and sisters.

[francesgaia]

A Handshake for the King,
Fistbump for MBS.

[HX]

Today MBS did what US deserves.. A big SLAP.

[meshalalzahrani]

Long live the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Long live the King
Long live Islam
Long live human rights
وصل اللهم على نبينا محمد

[footlonghotdog]

This is what’s called a “Blow N Go” in oil industry language !!

[ALGOBESS]

Hahahahaha the king met president trump at the airport and greeted him as soon as he got off the plane and then gave him their highest award afterwards.

[dccidcc]

Never Put your head in the head of the great Saudis because you will regret it 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦⚔️ no one can defeat us because we are SAUDIS

[lindaneilsen]

A fist bump for the prince and a handshake for the king. 🤔

[oa]

🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦

• Those who want respect
Give respect

[AlasmariYasser]

Who’s that one with King Salman Bin Abduaziz

[ranahabiburrehman]

World is going to be change. MBS is going to be a future decision making leader not only in this region but also in world. Insha'Allah. Arrival of Biden in KSA is a turning point of all this development. We are very proud on MBS .

[ruthgoldbergives]

How is it that people manage to miss the obvious 100% of the time?
Those are not extremely good statistics.

[Indian-qdrv]

Respect to king of saudi arabia and saudi arabia, From India❤

[dhdhr]

Biden said Russia and China are like vacuums 😂 or scavenger.

[veronicasimpson]

The honor and sincerity is in there hand shake all they had to do is touch hands and not say a word there wisdom and years of Leadership has spoken to each other in there hand shake it’s called honor 🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia king and President Biden I saw the trust and The good in America a real man a good Man hand shake is his bond

[dustinx]

Inciting people to fight is a manifestation of a bloodthirsty belligerent guy. In the name of defending Ukraine, but in fact, the US and UK are on the right track of inciting people to fight until both of them to die. Using words of instigation, pumping weapons evenly, keeping the war in Ukraine as long as possible, that is the plan of the US. Russia attacked Ukraine to prevent the threat of World War III from neo-Nazi trends, but Russia does not have an aggressive attitude like the way the US is trying to fight against Russia radically and comprehensively.

[MarkSmithhhh]

Please tell.me he said "sup dawg"