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The US president gets a "lavender-carpet" reception on a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.
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The US and Saudi Arabia have finalised a $142 billion defence agreement, comprising five military modernisation areas and including over a dozen American defence contractors. It is part of a broader $600 billion investment plan,
As President Donald Trump tours the Middle East, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a historic $142 billion arms deal that according to the White House was the largest defense sales agreement in history.
RIYADH: The United States agreed on Tuesday (May 13) to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly US$142 billion, according to a White House fact sheet that called it "the largest defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.
US President Donald Trump has signed a strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia and announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the start of a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up trillions of dollars in investments.
Donald Trump signed a multi-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia on his first day part of a tour of the Middle East. The deal, signed on Tuesday afternoon, was hailed the "largest defence sales agreement in history" by the White House.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Riyadh for a four-day Middle East tour focusing on economic deals and seeking a $1 trillion investment in the US. He plans to offer Saudi Arabia a $100 billion arms package while addressing regional security concerns.
The extraordinary encounter, unthinkable just months ago, was short but significant. "I think he has got the potential," Trump remarked after his meeting in Riyadh, 37 minutes long, with the former Syrian fighter formerly linked to Al-Qaeda.
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