[TheCipher]

Plus if you look at the video frame by frame , it looks like he is kissing his ring. He bends over and pulls the hand up to his face.Notice the King and the other guy are looking at the kings hand

[Choose Ye This Day]

That’s not clear to me. The king’s arm seems like it’s down too low for where Obama’s head would be. The ring kiss is iffy, and I wouldn’t pursue that. But the bow is obvious and undeniable.

[Plutarch]

This video from the same reception puts the lie to the White House claim that the two-handed handshake to a short Arab required a bow. Obama was able to do shake both hands perfectly well in an upright posture to this courtier in the Saudi entourage.