The Takeaway: Biden-Abdullah White House summit key to Israel-Jordan reset
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Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Israel | Jul 21, 2021
Saudi staff check mobile phones for vaccine certificates or a negative COVID-19 test at the entrance of a theater hosting the first concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on June 3, 2021. Foreign tourists with COVID-19 vaccines and a negative coronavirus test will be able to visit Saudi Arabia beginning Aug. 1, 2021.
