A box, but Biden has to do it without a sword dance during a visit to Saudi Arabia | Abroad

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Opening airspace important symbolic step

TEL AVIV – With cold looks and a chilly box, Joe Biden and Mohammed bin Salman welcomed each other to Jeddah. The US president is visiting Saudi Arabia, which he recently considered an outcast because of the atrocious murder of Jamal Khashoggi. However, due to the war in Ukraine and the impending recession, he desperately needs the oil-rich country again.

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