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US President Obama arrives in Saudi capital Riyadh for summit

US President Obama arrives in Saudi capital Riyadh for summit

April 20, 2016 | 01:28 PM
US President Obama shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman at the start of a bilateral meeting at Erga Palace in Riyadh
US President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Wednesday for a summit meeting with King Salman and his fellow Gulf Arab leaders.

Obama will have a meeting with Salman later on Wednesday and with the heads of the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Qatar, Kuwait,, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, on Thursday.

April 20, 2016 | 01:28 PM