Executives including Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, were in Saudi Arabia for for new investments. That, not tariffs, is what they wanted from Trump.

A conservative foreign policy analyst dubbed Trump’s Saudi address similar to Obama’s 2009 ‘apology tour’ in Cairo

The US President has signed a $142bn arms agreement with Saudi Arabia on his first major foreign trip since returning to the White House

U.S. investment forum in Riyadh on Tuesday on the sidelines of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, according to a planning note seen by Reuters.

Erdoğan also participated via phone in the meeting, hosted by MBS, and praised Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria.

US President Donald Trump (C) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara (L) along with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) during the first leg of his three-country Middle East tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025.

A number of Arab leaders and top officials arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday to attend the Gulf-US summit, which will discuss regional issues, including the situation in Gaza. The Saudi Al-Ikhbariya TV said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived early on Wednesday in Riyadh to attend the summit.

Historic scenes from Riyadh: President Ahmad al-Sharaa received with full honors by the Saudi Crown Prince, followed by a landmark meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. This moment marks a major diplomatic turning point, Syria returns to the regional stage with growing… pic.twitter.com/NfxrFEV9aH

President Trump is kicking off his four-day trip to the Middle East with a  meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the presence of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh

The United States and Saudi Arabia have discussed Riyadh's potential purchase of Lockheed's F-35 jets, two sources briefed on discussions told Reuters, referring to a military aircraft that the kingdom has reportedly been interested in for years.