The American leader dedicated much of his speech to praising the Saudi kingdom, with which he has enjoyed warm relations for years. "Trump and MBS? It's a bromance for the ages," one summit attendee told CNBC,

During a Saudi Arabia visit, former U.S. President Donald Trump surprised attendees by asking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman how he sleeps at night, later clarifying it as praise for MBS's resilience and transformation of Saudi Arabia.

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

The US president gets a "lavender-carpet" reception on a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.

President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia has urged Iran to take a “new and a better path” as he pushes for a new nuclear deal. At a U.S.

Trump will meet Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on the first day of his visit and is then expected to attend a summit of Gulf leaders on Wednesday May 14, before travelling to Qatar that same day,