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After signing a US$142 billion (£107 billion) arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump said the US bond with that country was “more powerful than ever”. He was also reportedly quite pleased with the gift of a private jet from Qatar.

US president rules out military action against Tehran after talks in Oman

Former presidential rival warns Republican that no one gives away such an expensive gift ‘without expecting anything in return’ amid ethics uproar

The second consecutive night of heavy bombing coincided with US President Trump's Middle East tour, aiming for regional talks.

Watch live as Donald Trump speaks from a Qatari air base after skipping the Ukraine Russia peace talks in Turkey on Thursday (15 May).

Donald Trump boasted about changing the engines on his new luxury jet after striking a deal with Qatar Airways.

Boeing’s shares surged to the highest level in nearly 13 months after the US aerospace manufacturer secured a record-breaking $96 billion (€85.8 bn) order with Qatar Airways. The deal marked another major agreement struck by President Trump with a Gulf state during his Middle East tour.

Live updates: President Donald Trump is to visit the main U.S. military base in the Middle East even as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of multibillion-dollar deals. He said more than US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) worth of deals had been signed with Saudi Arabia alone, though the real total is likely much lower than that.