14-05-2025
Donald Trump live: US president expected to meet Syrian leader in Riyadh
US President Donald Trump will today attend the summit of the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members on the second day of his visit to Saudi is expected to meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The US president announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria on Tuesday, sparking jubilation in received a lavish welcome in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, when the two countries signed a $142bn defence sales agreement as part of a Saudi Arabian commitment to invest $600bn in the United four-day visit to the Gulf region continues on Wednesday with a trip to Qatar before he travels to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
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Date: 9m ago (07:00 GMT)
Title: Qatari Emir arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend the US-GCC summit
Content: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh to attend the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit.
US President Donald Trump, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, will also attend the summit being held in Riyadh.
Trump will head for Qatar later today.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the US president's last stop during his four-day trip to the Middle East.
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Date: 24m ago (06:45 GMT)
Title: WATCH: Trump in the Gulf – US to lift sanctions on Syria, vows to counter Iran
Content: There was a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Members of the Saudi royal family, government officials and military officers lined up to greet the visiting US president. US tech tycoons were also in attendance, along with many CEOs eager to cement trade deals with Saudi counterparts.
Hundreds of billions of dollars in investments were signed by Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Date: 39m ago (06:30 GMT)
Title: Trump's Middle East tour a chance for Gulf leaders to persuade on Gaza, analyst says
Content: Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Trump's visit to the Middle East will give Gulf leaders a chance to change his views on Gaza.
'The American president is not exactly versed in the Middle East or Palestinian-Israeli history. He doesn't know that the occupation was quite already entrenched in Gaza before Hamas was ever established back in the late '80s,' Bishara said earlier from London.
'He doesn't know that the occupation is responsible for much of the misery in Gaza, that the war and the genocide must end.
'I hope they – meaning the Gulf leaders and other Arab leaders – will step in and tell, educate Trump about the realities of the Middle East and Israel-Palestine and use the leverage which they apparently have lots of,' he added.
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Date: 54m ago (06:15 GMT)
Title: Trump again hits out at critics of Qatar jet plan
Content: Trump has fired off a flurry of social media posts hitting back at critics of his plan to accept a jet from Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One.
The posts on Truth Social include a repost of a picture of the Statue of Liberty in New York depicted with a sign around the statue's neck that reads: 'Gift From a Foreign Nation'.
The famous statue was gifted to the US by the people of France in 1885.
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Date: 1h ago (06:00 GMT)
Title: Iran proposes joint nuclear enrichment venture with Arab countries: Report
Content: Iran has suggested creating a joint nuclear enrichment venture involving Arab countries and US investments as an alternative to dismantling its nuclear programme, The New York Times has reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the proposal to special envoy Steve Witkoff during talks in Oman on Sunday, the Times reported on Tuesday, citing four unnamed Iranian officials.
The report came as Trump appeared to offer an olive branch to Iran during his visit to Saudi Arabia, saying he would be 'very happy' if he could make a deal with Tehran.
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Date: 1h ago (05:45 GMT)
Title: Photos: Qatar prepares for Trump's arrival later today
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Date: 1h ago (05:30 GMT)
Title: At forum, Trump criticised past US presidents for judging foreign leaders
Content: During his speech at the Saudi-US Investment Forum on Tuesday, Trump took a swipe at past US presidents for using US policy to punish foreign leaders for their 'sins'.
'In recent years, far too many American presidents have been afflicted with the notion that it's our job to look into the souls of foreign leaders and use US policy to dispense justice for their sins,' Trump said.
'I believe it is God's job to sit in judgement – my job is to defend America and to promote the fundamental interests of stability, prosperity, and peace,' Trump added.
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Date: 1h ago (05:15 GMT)
Title: What we know about Trump's schedule on day two of Middle East visit
Content: The US president is expected the visit the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh at 9:30am local time [06:30 GMT] this morning before attending a session of the Gulf Cooperation Council between 10:15 and 11:30am [07:15 to 08:30 GMT].
At noon [09:00 GMT], Trump will travel to the airport and depart Saudi Arabia for Qatar where he is expected to land at Doha's Hamad International Airport at 1:30 pm [10:30 GMT] and where he is scheduled to be greeted by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The US president will then visit Amiri Diwan, the administrative offices of the emir, for an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner will be held later this evening at Lusail Palace.
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Date: 2h ago (05:00 GMT)
Title: If you're just joining us
Content: Here are the latest developments:
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Date: 2h ago (04:45 GMT)
Title: Musk shares thoughts on tech advances including humanoid robots
Content: Among the highest-profile business leaders to appear at the Saudi-US Investment Forum on Tuesday was Elon Musk.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Trump's cost-cutting tsar, shared his thoughts on the potential of emerging technologies, including humanoid robots.
'Once you have humanoid robots, the actual economic output potential is tremendous. It is really unlimited,' he told the audience. 'Potentially, we could have an economy 10 times the size of the current global economy where no one wants for anything.'
Musk also announced that Riyadh had approved his satellite internet service, Starlink, and expressed his wish to see robo-taxis operate in the country.
'I think it would be very exciting to have autonomous vehicles here in the kingdom,' he said.