Click here to subscribe.When President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the encounter went beyond the “hello” the White House had told reporters to expect.

A previous arms deal agreed during Trump’s first term in 2017 between Saudi Arabia and the also promised a big headline figure. At the time, the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the deal included "an immediate $110 billion investment" which would "grow to $350 billion over the next 10 years".

White House officials say President Trump secured $600 billion in investment on his trip to Saudi Arabia but details were vague and some deals were already in the pipeline.

US President Donald Trump didn’t show up empty-handed on the first international trip of his second term. Joining him in Saudi Arabia were almost three dozen CEOs of America’s biggest companies, including Big Tech giants that signed $600 billion worth of deals.

Trade deals are driving the recovery for U.S. stocks with the S&P 500 erasing all of its losses post Liberation Day. President Trump continues his Middle East trip striking partnerships and investments,

Trump says he will order cessation of sanctions against Syria President Donald Trump announced that he will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria "in order to give them a chance at greatness.

President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to a royal-purple-carpet rollout and a motorcade ride ensconced by a calvary of Arabian horses – a daylong kickoff to the first major international trip of his second term.

Shara capped a remarkable turnabout for the leader of the rebel uprising that ousted Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Trump has said he would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria. President Trump met on Wednesday with the new president of Syria,