Awkward Greeting Awaits Biden in Saudi Arabia

The oil processing facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field in the Rub’ Al-Khali desert. — The oil processing facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field in the Rub’ Al-Khali desert.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By Lin Noueihed

July 14, 2022 at 10:03 AM UTC

To shake hands or not to shake hands?

For all the talk of oil, the biggest dilemma facing US President Joe Biden when he visits Saudi Arabia this week could come down to how he greets the crown prince he long spurned.