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Israeli minister foresees direct pilgrim flights to Saudi Arabia next year

An Israeli official said on Saturday he expected members of the country's Muslim minority to be able to fly directly to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage by next year after the kingdom signalled new openness as it hosted U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Biden ends trip with U.S.-Saudi relations on the mend but few other wins

President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took a step to mending their troubled relationship with a fist bump, but the U.S. leader left the kingdom on Saturday with few big successes and doubts as to whether the visit was worth it.

Reuters

Why does Saudi Arabia want Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir?

Peacekeepers will leave a strategic Red Sea island, boosting the prospect of contact between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi foreign minister: Not aware of any discussions on Gulf-Israel defence alliance

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday he was not aware of any discussions on a Gulf-Israeli defence alliance and that the kingdom was not involved in such talks.

Reuters

Jordan’s King Says No Regional Security Without Independent Palestinian State

Jordan’s King Abdullah II stressed on Saturday that there can be no security, stability, nor prosperity in the region without a solution guaranteeing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side-by-side with Israel in peace and security. In remarks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudis warn against 'unrealistic' energy policies

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: “Unrealistic” policies regarding energy sources will only push up costs and lead to “unprecedented inflation”, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Saturday.

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Israel strikes Gaza target in response to rocket fire

The Israeli military says it has attacked a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip in response to a pair of rocket attacks overnight

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Biden, Egyptian President Discuss Food Security and Energy in Jeddah

US President Joe Biden met with Egypt’s president in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in 2021. Biden was heard thanking President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for Egypt's role in a ceasefire to Israel’s war with Hamas last year in the…

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Israel Strikes Hamas 'Military Site' after Gaza Rocket Fire

Israeli warplanes struck a weapons manufacturing facility in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, the military said, after rocket fire against Israeli territory. "Fighter jets struck a military site in the central Gaza Strip belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olmert: Israel Owns Tools to Foil Iranian Nuclear Program

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that his country is able to prevent Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon, but that Tel Aviv needs assistance to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. “We have tools capable of preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons,” the former PM said during a radio interview…

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Israel launches air raids on Gaza Strip, no casualties reported

The missile attacks came after US President Joe Biden left Israel to travel to Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Biden fails to secure major security, oil commitments at Arab summit

President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.

Reuters

Biden says he confronted Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi’s killing

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden shared a fist bump Friday with the leader of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Los Angeles Times

Gaza rockets, Israeli air strikes accompany Biden's Middle East visit

Israeli fighter jets struck Gaza following rocket launches from the Palestinian territory on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Joe Biden flew from Israel to Saudi Arabia on a Middle East trip aimed at deepening Israel's integration into the region.

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The Independent UK

‘What happened to Kashoggi was outrageous’: Biden says he took MBS to task over journalist’s murder in Saudi Arabia

‘With respect to the murder of Kashoggi, I raised it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought of it at the time, and what I think of it now’

Los Angeles Times

Biden offers historic fist bump in Saudi Arabia as he abandons promise to isolate the kingdom

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden met here on Friday with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House scrambles to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices hammering Americans in an election year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Welcomes Lebanon, Israel Maritime Boundary Efforts

The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel seeking to reach a decision on maritime boundaries and said it remains committed to facilitating the ongoing negotiations that will help determine oil and gas resources. The Biden administration thinks a deal could "yield greater stability, security, and prosperity…

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Fist bumps as Joe Biden arrives to reset ties with ‘pariah’ Saudi Arabia

Oil markets top of the agenda for US president who receives subdued welcome three years after Jamal Khashoggi comments

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Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

The Independent UK

Israeli policy on ‘kosher cellphones’ outrages Haredi rabbis

In Israel, smartphones have become a volatile issue in the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, community

Reuters

U.S. welcomes Lebanon, Israel aims on maritime boundaries

The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel to reach a decision on maritime boundaries and said it remains committed to facilitating the ongoing negotiations.

Los Angeles Times

President Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia, reversing promise to make it an international outcast

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden arrived at the Royal Palace here on Friday to meet with the leaders of the oil-rich country he once vowed to make a “pariah” over its human rights abuses as the White House is scrambling to mitigate record inflation and high gas prices…

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Biden fist bumps Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Biden once vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah."

The Independent UK

Biden arrives in Saudi Arabia after kingdom opens airspace to flights from Israel

The visit to Saudi Arabia is part of Mr Biden’s strategy for “ensuring that there is not a vacuum in the Middle East for China and Russia to fill,” and to show that the US intends to play a “critical role” in the “strategically vital region,” according to Mr Biden’s…

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Biden Departs Israel, Palestinian Territories to Saudi Arabia

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…

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