Erdoğan also participated via phone in the meeting, hosted by MBS, and praised Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria.

US President Donald Trump (C) meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara (L) along with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (R) during the first leg of his three-country Middle East tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025.

Trump is in Saudi Arabia leading a large delegation of top officials from his administration and leaders in the business world.

A conservative foreign policy analyst dubbed Trump’s Saudi address similar to Obama’s 2009 ‘apology tour’ in Cairo

Historic scenes from Riyadh: President Ahmad al-Sharaa received with full honors by the Saudi Crown Prince, followed by a landmark meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. This moment marks a major diplomatic turning point, Syria returns to the regional stage with growing… pic.twitter.com/NfxrFEV9aH

U.S. investment forum in Riyadh on Tuesday on the sidelines of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, according to a planning note seen by Reuters.

A number of Arab leaders and top officials arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday to attend the Gulf-US summit, which will discuss regional issues, including the situation in Gaza. The Saudi Al-Ikhbariya TV said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived early on Wednesday in Riyadh to attend the summit.

US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the presence of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh

Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has arrived in Riyadh leading the UAE delegation at the Gulf-US Summit on behalf

When completed, the KSIA will operate six parallel runways and handle an anticipated capacity of 185mln passengers and 3.5mln tons of cargo annually by 2050