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Organized by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the third edition of the Future Aviation Forum, saw the signing of 102 MOUs, agreements and deals totaling over $21 billion along with numerous investment offers in the Saudi aviation sector valued at $100 billion.

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman received on Sunday a phone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to reports.

Saudi Arabia is set to open the country's first liquor store, catering exclusively to diplomats, breaking with decades of strict alcohol prohibition in the kingdom and creating a pathway for greater access to alcohol for non-Muslims in the near future, Reuters reports.

Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman is expected to visit Washington on Monday for meetings with senior Biden administration officials, according to a report in Axios which cited three sources.

President Joe Biden "warmly greeted" Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after they appeared together along with several other leaders at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in New Delhi, India, according to the Associated Press, as relations between the two nations continue on an upswing in recent months.