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Source in the Saudi royal family tells Israeli media that they would not normalize ties with Israel without a 'two-state solution based on the 1967 borders.'

Saudi Arabia has made clear that any normalization agreement must include “a credible, irreversible and time-bound path” toward a Palestinian state

A senior Palestinian Authority official close to PA President Mahmoud Abbas tells The Times of Israel that Saudi Arabia has assured the PA in closed-door talks that it will not normalize ties with Israel before the establishment of a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 lines.

The first visit of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the White House in seven years affirmed the importance of the two countries’ partnership in the Middle East, but questions remain over how much

Will Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords? President Trump has indicated that Saudi Arabia may join the Accords “very shortly,” and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Sultan (MBS) is scheduled to meet the president at the White House on November 18.

Just three years ago, the US was openly reconsidering its relationship with Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Mohammed bin Salman a pariah. Even arms sales to one of America’s closest military partners were put under review.

Mohammed bin Salman arrives for first Washington visit in seven years as both nations seek upgraded security partnership

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to receive a warm welcome at the White House on Tuesday in a show of deepening ties between his country and the U.S. The crown prince will meet with President Trump and have dinner with him in his first trip to the U.S. in more than seven years, a visit aimed at boosting economic and defense relations.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington on Tuesday as the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.