US President Joe Biden has arrived in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah for his first visit to the kingdom since taking office last year. He is to hold meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday evening. On Saturday, he is to take part in a summit with leaders of six Gulf countries as well as Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. Biden has faced criticism over the visit, after his election campaign promise in 2019 to hold the leadership in Riyadh accountable for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was critical of the Saudi government. Biden flew di…