Yet, over the long term, tilting towards the US doesn't seem to be the natural choice, especially when America is looking to re-shore manufacturing and disengage from China-centric supply chains.
The reconciliation culminated in Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House last week, the first by a Syrian president, and the announcement that Syria had become the 90th member of the US-led Global Coalition Against Daesh.
And the man behind “Vision 2030” has shown that he is well aware that the US can offer Saudi Arabia what few others can: economically, politically, in defense, in technology, and in artificial intelligence, the new key to progress.
Black Americans will be especially proud to acknowledge that the woman who led the effort to develop the Moderna vaccine is one of their own, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.
As of May 31, it is mandatory for everyone, except where special cases apply, to disclose all their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers when applying for a US visa
Mr Snowden's action, therefore, would be regarded by those Americans as providing a threat to their security. However, the jury is still out on whether he is actually guilty of treason.