US President Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to shore up ties with new King Salman and offer condolences after the death of his predecessor Abdullah.

US President Barack Obama landed in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to shore up ties with new King Salman and offer condolences after the death of his predecessor Abdullah.

Saudi television showed Salman welcoming Obama at the bottom of a red-carpeted ramp before a military band played the US and Saudi national anthems.

Salman's heir Crown Prince Moqren and Mohammed bin Nayef, the kingdom's powerful interior minister who is second in line to the throne, were among the officials who lined up to welcome the US delegation, television showed.

Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi was also among the delegation.