Saturday, July 29, 2023

Biden: A deal may be on the way with Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden confirmed on Friday that a deal may be on the way with Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported.

Biden, who was speaking at campaign fundraiser in Maine, did not provided further details about the possible deal.

The comments come a day after New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman reported that Biden has confirmed that he has given his advisers the green light to promote a deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that would include normalization with Israel.

According to Friedman's report, the talks are progressing faster than expected.

The report said that one of the key conditions is significant concessions by Israel to the Palestinian Authority in a manner that preserves the future possibility of implementing the two-state solution. READ MORE