Joe Biden returns from Saudi Arabia after first tour as president

• Joe Biden ready to return from his presidential visit to Saudia Arabia.
• Saudi television claimed Prince Khaled al-Faisal, saw Biden off.
• Biden convened a conference with Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.

After four days in the area, US Vice President Joe Biden departed Saudi Arabia on Air Force One on Saturday to conclude his first Middle East tour as president.

The purpose of the leader’s visit was to advance energy trade and Saudi-Israeli relations.

Saudi state-run television Al-Ekhbariya claimed that Prince Khaled al-Faisal, the governor of the province of Mecca, saw Biden off at the airport in the coastal city of Jeddah.

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