Trump's Republican allies are expected to push the sale of F-16's to Saudi Arabia in place of the more advanced fighter jet, officials say

President Donald Trump‘s first foreign trip of his second term is underway. The president is visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. But Trump will not be visiting Israel. The exclusion of America’s historic Middle Eastern ally from Trump’s itinerary is a marked example of Trump’s declining sympathy for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s

Trump pitched Saudi Arabia as the key to building peace and prosperity in the Middle East, contrasting the kingdom with the nuclear intransigence of Iran.

Muhammad bin Salman, the crown prince and de facto ruler, often known as MBS, has been trying for a decade to ease Saudi Arabia’s stultifying social strictures and to reduce the economy’s dependence on oil and the state.

President Donald Trump appeared in his first major foreign visit in Saudia Arabia on May 13. A video showed his eyes were closed, but not sleeping.

The oil barons of the Middle East have been trying to diversify out of carbon fuels and into other parts of the global economy for decades, but artificial

President Donald Trump is visiting the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as part of his international tour in the Middle East. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

US President meets Prince Mohammed bin Salman after landing in Saudi Arabia - White House says Trump is making ‘historic return to the Middle East’ beginning with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday