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Trump in the UAE on final leg of Middle East tour, seeks investment deals

May 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the final stop of his Middle East tour. The trip has taken him through Riyadh and Doha, with the aim of deepening economic ties and securing investment deals worth billions of dollars for the United States.

Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Abu Dhabi.

The Gulf’s message to Trump is one of regional stability: Analysis

May 15, 2025  
The Al Udeid military base in Qatar “plays a very important part in the stability of the region,” Faisal al-Mudahka, chief editor of Qatari media outlet Gulf Times, told Al Jazeera.

He added that the US-Qatar relationship is an “exchange” as well, with the US providing “protection” for Qatar, while Doha gives Washington “intelligence and security”.

Qatar’s mediation role is additionally part of its belief that conflict should be resolved peacefully and through “dialogue”, with the lifting of sanctions on Syria proving the success of this approach, al-Mudahka said, adding that the Gulf’s message to Trump, ultimately, is that the region wants stability.

Israel's Nakba denial: Palestinian-Israelis face state-led discrimination

May 15, 2025
Palestinian citizens of Israel commemorate the Nakba or "Catastrophe” annually, marking 77 years of displacement and systemic discrimination since Israel’s founding. Despite comprising 20% of the population, they face state-enforced segregation, land confiscations, and poverty—evident in towns like Lod and Um al-Fahm. Israel’s legal framework denies the Nakba while fragmenting Palestinian identity into subgroups (Druze, Bedouin, etc.).
 
Bedouin communities, like al-Araqib, endure repeated demolitions, and Palestinian Israelis suffer lower life expectancy and income than Jewish citizens. Some Palestinian Israelis fight to reclaim ethnically cleansed villages, only winning symbolic rights to visit ruins or bury their dead. Their struggle continues against state-led erasure.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports.

Ubai Aboudi is Director of the Bisan Center for Research Development.

He joins us from Ramallah in the occupied west bank to discuss this.

US president arrives in the UAE after multibillion-dollar deals in Qatar

May 15, 2025  
US President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, May 15, for the final leg of a three-day Gulf tour after visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar. His visit follows billion-dollar pledges from those countries earlier in the Middle East tour, which started on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra joins us on the studio to discuss the latest updates.

Trump says very serious negotiations with Iran for peace

May 15, 2025
US President Donald Trump has met Qatari and American business leaders in Doha ahead of his departure for the United Arab Emirates - the final stop on his regional tour.

President Trump hailed the trade agreements signed between the US and Qatar.

He also praised Qatar’s efforts in negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal.

Trump said he wants to negotiate with Iran and see the country reintegrated into the global trade system.

Qatari Emir urges Trump to use US Influence for Gaza ceasefire and regional peace

May 15, 2025  
It was another wave of multi-billion-dollar business deals for US President Donald Trump during his visit to Qatar, the second stop on his Middle East tour.

President Trump hailed the trade agreements including the largest ever order of planes from US-company Boeing.

It's the first time a sitting US president has made an official state visit to the gulf nation.

During a state dinner in Doha, the emir of Qatar has asked US President Donald Trump to use American pressure to bring peace in the region.

James Bays is Al Jazeera's diplomatic editor and Luciano Zaccara is an Associate Professor of Gulf Politics at Qatar University.

Qatar, US sign deals to boost defence and trade ties

 May 15, 2025  
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says Qatar and US have taken their relationship to “another level” after signing deals to boost defence and trade ties. The deals come after talks between US President Donald Trump and the emir in Doha, the first state visit by a US president to Qatar.

Syria’s president speaks out after Trump lifts sanctions

May 15, 2025
Syria's new leader Ahmed al Sharaa is addressing the nation for the first time since Donald Trump lifted sanctions against Damascus.

Trump praises Gulf countries’ ‘progress, unity, friendship’ at the GCC summit

May 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump joins Gulf leaders as the summit of the United States and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members kicks off in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The summit comes as the US has been holding nuclear talks with Iran.

Trump met with Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh

May 14, 2025  
US President Donald Trump has met Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh.

On Tuesday, Trump announced he's lifting sanctions on Syria.

He made the announcement in Saudi Arabia, during the first day of his three-country tour of the Gulf.

Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria has sparked celebrations across the country.

The government has called it a “pivotal turning point for the Syrian people”.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent Hashem Ahelbarra has confirmed that Trump and Syria’s al-Sharaa have held a brief meeting, ahead of Trump’s gathering with GCC leaders.