Biden Welcomes Saudi Arabia Opening Airspace to Israel

Biden Welcomes Saudi Arabia Opening Airspace to Israel
President Joe Biden (L) is welcomed by Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid after arriving at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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President Joe Biden has welcomed Saudi Arabia opening its airspace to all air carriers, including flights to and from Israel, marking an end to a ban on flights from the latter and a step toward normalizing relations between the two countries.

Biden is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday where he will meet with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

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