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Saudi prince told Biden that U.S. has made mistakes too, Saudi minister says

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia had acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes like the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, including in Iraq, a Saudi minister said.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Sign Electricity Interconnection Agreement

Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed the executive report on the principles of the electricity interconnection agreement between the two countries implementing the memorandum of understanding signed at the beginning of 2022. The electrical interconnection will link from Arar in northern Saudi Arabia to Yusufiya near Baghdad and have a capacity…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022

Biden says the U.S. 'will not walk away' from the Middle East

Biden's remarks, delivered at the Gulf Cooperation Council as he closes out the final leg of a four-day trip, come as the region braces for a potential confrontation with Iran.

WEKU · Jul 16, 2022

Mohammed bin Salman Meets Bahraini Crown Prince, Iraqi PM in Jeddah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met separately on Friday with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The Crown Prince welcomed both officials upon their arrival to King Abdulaziz International Airport. Custodian of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022

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 · Jul 16, 2022

International: US President Biden raises the Khashoggi murder with crown prince

US President Joe Biden said he had made it clear the killing in 2018 was "vitally important to me and the United States", while also reaching agreements on other issues. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 16, 2022

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 · Jul 15, 2022

U.S. and Saudi reiterate their commitment to stability of global energy markets - joint statement

The United States and Saudi Arabia have reiterated their commitment to the stability of global energy markets, during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden, a joint statement carried by Saudi state news agency (SPA) said.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Biden says he raised killing of journalist Khashoggi at meeting with Saudi’s MBS

US President Joe Biden said Friday he raised the 2018 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi "at the top of the meeting" with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Jeddah, on day three of his first Middle East tour as president.

France 24 · Jul 15, 2022

‘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’

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022