The Takeaway: Biden visit launches new chapter in US-Saudi ties 

Egypt braces for Nile Dam filling; Can Israel help Morocco with Western Sahara?; Palestinians blocked at airport; Erdogan cancels student loan interest; Islamic State menaces Iraq-Syria border. 
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US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. - MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Our take: Biden’s Saudi reset means relationship about more than Khashoggi killing 

Fist bump signals turnaround. In a dramatic policy reversal, President Joe Biden on July 15 traded in his campaign “pariah” pledge for a televised fist bump and hours of dialogue with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a wide range of issues facing the Middle East.

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