Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia and Syria
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President Donald Trump spoke of a future for the Middle East steeped in prosperity, business deals and technological advances as he announced the U.S. would end sanctions against war-torn Syria and signed a $600 billion investment agreement with Saudi Arabia in his first visit to the region since his second term began.
Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.
Nvidia’s stock surged after a major Saudi AI chip deal and boosted Jensen Huang’s net worth to around $114 billion.
President Donald Trump asked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman how he sleeps at night in a bizarre speech attended by some of the world’s business elite.Saudi Arabia‘s de facto ruler, who was accused of ordering the bloody execution of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi embassy in Istanbul nearly seven years ago,
Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.
The US president gets a "lavender-carpet" reception on a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.
President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia has urged Iran to take a “new and a better path” as he pushes for new nuclear deal.
The excitement of Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia apparently didn’t last long for the 78-year-old president: In fact, the special welcome ceremony appeared to be a snoozer. Trump landed in Riyadh on Tuesday as part of a four-day diplomatic trip to the Middle East,