WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Washington’s Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria this week, but may not receive a royal welcome.

The king of Saudi Arabia and his regional allies have long been offended by the US President’s tone and actions, and are now impatient to meet his eventual successor.

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