The deal features a mix of public and private partnerships, a strong emphasis on emerging technologies, and a $142-billion arms deal.

President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh on Tuesday with a purple carpet waiting for him and a $600 billion promise coming from Saudi Arabia. The country’s Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said the kingdom will pour that amount into the US economy over the next four years.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump, whose family has major business interests in the Gulf countries he is visiting this week, said there was no talk of building a Trump Tower in Syria or golf during his meetings in Saudi Arabia that ended on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.

President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for the region as Syria struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.