Joe Biden fist bumped Mohammed bin Salman when the two met for the first time in Jeddah on Friday. The US president's team had previously said he would be minimising physical contact during his trip due to concerns about Covid-19. But many analysts believed this was a cover to avoid a photo with the crown prince of a country he previously said he wanted to make a 'pariah state'. It contrasted sharply with warm physical greetings with Israeli officials earlier on his Middle East tour
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