Trump's Qatar trip is off to a flying start
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From lavender carpets and fighter jets, to camels and a Cybertruck in Doha, here are the sights of Trump's Middle East visit.
The United States agreed on Tuesday to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to a White House fact sheet that called it "the largest defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are in talks over Riyadh's potential purchase of Lockheed's F-35 jets. The deal may face hurdles due to U.S. commitments to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge. Approval could make Saudi Arabia only the second Middle Eastern country,
President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia in style this morning, as Saudi fighter jets escorted Air Force One into the kingdom’s airspace and a lavender carpet made walking on the tarmac a little softer.
(Reuters) - An aircraft leasing firm owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has placed an order for up to 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, the U.S. planemaker said on Tuesday. AviLease, owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has placed a firm purchase order for 20 737-8 jets, with an option to buy 10 more, Boeing said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday trumpeted major business deals with Saudi Arabia as he basked in a lavish royal welcome on the first state visit of his second term.The Saudi hosts escorted Air Force One into the kingdom with fighter jets before bringing out long-stretching guards of honour and sending flag-waving horseback cavalry to accompany Trump's motorcade to the palace.