Middle East Updates: Trump Wraps up Gulf Tour

Here's Everything You Missed From Trump's Middle East Trip

Trump's tradition-breaking Middle East visit shows he sees the Gulf Arab States as pivotal in changing the current dynamic.

Tour de force: Trump flips the establishment U.S. script on Mideast stereotypes

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 21, 2025 With the staging and showmanship of a Cecil B. De Mille saga, President Donald Trump’s State visit to three Arabian Kingdoms was uniquely paired with pomp and joint business incentives which focused in transforming the narrative from conflict to commerce and cooperation. The visits were […]

Trump made history with his Gulf tour: What it means depends on who you ask

The US President Donald Trump's decision to travel to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar for his first foreign tour in his second term is historic for the Gulf region

Donald Trump wraps up Gulf tour with a string of lucrative deals in UAE

In this first visit to the Emirates by a US president since 2008, the two countries pledged to strengthen ties and announced deals totalling over $200 billion.

Trump Wraps Up Gulf Tour with AI Deal in UAE; New Jersey Transit Train Engineers Go On Strike

President Donald Trump departed Abu Dhabi on Friday following his tour of the Gulf region. Trump said on Friday the United Arab Emirates and the United States had agreed to create a path for the Gulf country to buy some of the most advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors from U.S. companies. Trump wrapped his Gulf tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE with a pledge by Abu Dhabi to hike the value of its energy investments in the U.S. to…

Middle East updates: Trump wraps up Gulf tour

The US president's tour included stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and finishes off in the UAE. Trump has secured billions in investment deals and raised hopes of improved ties with Syria and Iran. DW has more.