President Donald J. Trump’s trip to the Middle East on May 13-16 comes on the heels of more than three months of whirlwind activity in US foreign policy where the region has been a higher priority than it was in the early months of the previous US administration.

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In addition to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he will visit Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Doha, Qatar.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "What Trump really wants to get out of this trip is success,

President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to kick off a four-day trip to the Middle East that will center around dealmaking.

"I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness," Trump told an investment forum in Riyadh. "It's their time to shine. We're taking them all off,