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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Departs Israel, Palestinian Territories to Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden salutes before his departure to Saudi Arabia from Ben Gurion airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, Israel Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

US President Joe Biden departed on Friday Israel and the Palestinian Territories, heading to Saudi Arabia, the second stop of his tour of the Middle East.

He will carry out a two-day visit to the Kingdom where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and take part in a working meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

On Saturday, he will participate in a Gulf Cooperation Council summit attended by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

Talks with Gulf leaders will tackle confronting the Iranian threats, ways to resolve the crisis in Yemen, and energy issues.

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