Saudi Arabia Lifts UAE Travel Ban Weeks Before Dubai Expo

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Saudi Arabia will allow citizens to travel to neighboring United Arab Emirates, opening up a key market weeks ahead of the Dubai Expo 2020 trade fair.

The lifting of restrictions came a day after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to de facto UAE leader, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. The two discussed “the prospects of further consolidating the strategic cooperation” between the nations.