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โCommerce not chaosโ: Trump remakes the foreign trip
The president offered a brash new brand of mercantilism in the Middle East.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:
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Nvidia CEO sees โno evidenceโ of AI chip diversion into China
Huang spoke after joining a US delegation to the Middle East led by President Donald Trump, lauding the opening up of trade of Nvidiaโs hardware.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong trade bodies urged to learn from Qatar to enhance investor services
Hong Kong Productivity Council chairman joined city leaderโs recent trip to Middle East and says he was impressed by Qatar Development Bank.
Published on: May 17, 2025 | Source:Trump's Middle East tour showed the 'art of the deal' at its best and worst
Donald Trump's latest trip to the Middle East has revealed the US president's agenda for this often-troubled region.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump business deals revive questions about his family profiting off the presidency
This week, President Trump visited three Middle Eastern nations where his family has deep business ties. Over the past month, billions of dollars have poured into Trump-owned companies. It has revived longstanding questions about whether the financial windfalls are influencing policy. White House correspondent Laura Barrรณn-Lรณpez reports.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump returns from Middle East dealmaking to domestic economic gloom
After his high-profile foreign tour, the president comes home to a ratings downgrade and warnings on inflation
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Middle East policy shifts
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to the Middle East and his policy shifts in the region, Qatarโs luxury plane gift, the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship hearing, talks of an immigration reality show and the administration investigating James Comey.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Iran says it 'hasn't received' Trump proposal
US President Donald Trump earlier claimed that Tehran had received a nuclear deal proposal from the US. Trump has secured billions in investment deals during a tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. DW has more.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Israeli Airstrikes in Yemen Leave Dead and Wounded
Israeli airstrikes hit strategic ports in Yemen, killing at least one and injuring nine. Houthi rebels condemn the attacks as a โblatant aggressionโ amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Related: Air Raid Sirens Sound Across Israel After Ballistic Missile Launch from Yemen In a new chapter of escalating tensions in the Middle East, at [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Nvidia and Tesla ripped higher this week, boosted by Trump's Middle East tour
Easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the axing of the Biden administration's chip export rule helped the sector.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Five key takeaways from US President Donald Trumpโs Middle East trip
The president has secured massive investments deals, appeared to snub Israel and scolded US interventionists.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump announces 'very big contract' for UAE to buy AI chips on last leg of Gulf trip
Trump announces 'very big contract' for UAE to buy AI chips on last leg of Gulf trip Submitted by Sean Mathews on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 18:27 Sale of huge quantities of AI chips to Gulf has sparked a rally in semiconductor stocks, but is contentious in Washington US President Donald Trump (L), accompanied by his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, gestures as he prepares to board Air Force One in Abu Dhabi...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Hamas says Trump envoy promised lifting of Gaza blockade right after release of US-Israeli captive: Report
Hamas says Trump envoy promised lifting of Gaza blockade right after release of US-Israeli captive: Report Drop Site News revealed on Friday that Hamas was promised by US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, that the crippling Israeli blockade of Gaza would be lifted 48 hours after the release of US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander. Hamas released Alexander on Monday in what was...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:What Democrats can learn from Trumpโs approach to the Middle East
The willingness to challenge received wisdom can yield results without political costs
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:UK Middle East minister dismissed Gaza genocide concerns as 'obnoxious'
UK Middle East minister dismissed Gaza genocide concerns as 'obnoxious' Submitted by Dania Akkad on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 14:59 Andrew Mitchell's reaction in 2024 meeting just one example of how British doctors say their first-hand testimony about Gaza has been ignored by successive UK governments Andrew Mitchell, seen in 2022, was the UK's MIddle East minister when a prominent doctor says he dismissed concerns about a...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:UK: Labour MP warns Starmer's immigration rhetoric could incite race riots
UK: Labour MP warns Starmer's immigration rhetoric could incite race riots Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 15:35 Bell Ribeiro-Addy tells MEE Live that the UK prime minister's rhetoric on immigration could incite civil unrest and repeat the injustice of the Windrush scandal A demonstrator drapes themselves in a flag during an anti-immigration protest in Rotherham, UK, on 4 August 2024 (Reuters) Off A former...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sudanโs army and RSF militia enter bone-breaking phase in Nyala and Port Sudan
Sudanโs army and RSF militia enter bone-breaking phase in Nyala and Port Sudan Submitted by Mohammed Amin on Fri, 05/16/2025 - 14:01 Air and ground assaults intensify as the RSF pushes to establish parallel government while civilians bear the brunt of violence Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks during a civil service conference in Port Sudan on 29 April 2025 (AFP) Off After more than two years of...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump caps Gulf tour with America-first policy for peace in Middle East, South Asia
Trumpโs vision sits well with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two Gulf nations closest to Washington, but its feasibility remains to be determined, analysts say.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump wraps up his Middle East tour with deals galore
The US president made scoring business deals a centrepiece of the first major foreign trip of his second term.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump wraps Mideast tour with UAE pledging new investments in U.S.
President Trump finished his tour of the Middle East with a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where the nation promised significant investment in the U.S. and partnership on AI technology and infrastructure. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump faces chip backlash
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump under fire for AI chip deals on Middle East trip President Trump is facing scrutiny over his support for deals to sell advanced U.S. chip technology to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Greg Nash Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), a top advocate for...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Jordan's king warned US against assassinating Syria's Sharaa before Trump meeting
Jordan's king warned US against assassinating Syria's Sharaa before Trump meeting Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 20:49 US senator says Trump foreign policy officials may have floated 'option' of assassinating President Ahmed al-Sharaa Left to right: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President Donald Trump and Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa meet in Riyadh, on 14 May 2025 (White House press...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: 80 dead in Gaza bombing, Coalition talks begin, doctorsโ gene genius
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Israeli bombing of targets in Gaza have left 80 people dead overnight while talks on a possible ceasefire faltered during Donald Trumpโs Middle East tour. The first talks between the new Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, and the Nationals have begun with sticking points...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Israeli and US officials concerned Trump could push F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
Israeli and US officials concerned Trump could push F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 21:55 Trump's Republican allies are expected to push the sale of F-16s to Saudi Arabia in place of the more advanced F-35 fighter jets, officials say US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US investment forum at King Abdul Aziz International...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Ben & Jerry's co-founder says US-funded 'slaughter' of Gaza not 'American way'
Ben & Jerry's co-founder says US-funded 'slaughter' of Gaza not 'American way' Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 17:59 Ben Cohen was arrested during a Senate hearing for protesting against Gaza's war and 'starving kids' in the war-torn enclave Ben & Jerryโs co-founder Ben Cohen is removed by US Capitol Police while protesting against the blocking of aid to children in Gaza, on Capitol Hill in...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Approved UK arms exports to Israel skyrocketed under Labour, data shows
Approved UK arms exports to Israel skyrocketed under Labour, data shows Submitted by Dania Akkad on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 18:28 UK greenlit $169m in military goods to Israel in three months after a partial arms embargo Foreign Secretary David Lammy announcing the partial suspension of arms exports to Israel in September 2024 (Parliamentary Recording Unit/AFP) Off The UK government approved $169m worth of military equipment...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:As Trump snubs Israel, Gulf states flex their lobbying for an Iran deal
As Trump snubs Israel, Gulf states flex their lobbying for an Iran deal Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 17:42 Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said an Iranian nuclear deal would increase regional investment, while Trump credits Qatar for pushing talks US President Donald Trump (L) and his counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, arrive at Qasr al-Watan (Palace of the Nation) in Abu Dhabi, on 15...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump addresses troops at USโs largest Middle East military base
US President Donald Trump paid a visit to US troops stationed in Qatar.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump bags Middle East deals, just not the two he wants and needs
US President Donald Trumpโs visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of multibillion-dollar deals. He said more than US$1 trillion worth of deals had been signed with Saudi Arabia alone, though the real total is likely much lower. Qatar also placed an order for 210 Boeing aircraft, a deal worth [โฆ] The post Trump bags Middle East deals, just not the two he wants and needs appeared first on...
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:2nd night of heavy Israeli bombing kills dozens in Gaza
Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:At least 54 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza's Khan Younis, hospital says
The second consecutive night of heavy bombing coincided with US President Trump's Middle East tour, aiming for regional talks.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Trump signed plenty of contracts in the Middle East, but heโs no closer to the two โdealsโ he really wants
Trump skirted the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, bypassed Israel and offered no new initiatives on Iranโs nuclear program.
Published on: May 15, 2025 | Source:Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from detention in Texas
Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from detention in Texas Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:00 Suri is now the third pro-Palestinian advocate to be released from detention within a short span of time A demonstrator protesting against the detention of advocates for Palestine holds a sign in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on 19 April 2025 (Aashish Kiphayet via Reuters...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:US Pro-Palestine group faces 'baseless' legal challenge after winning lawsuit
US Pro-Palestine group faces 'baseless' legal challenge after winning lawsuit Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 20:14 American Muslims for Palestine is under investigation for the same allegations that were thrown out in a separate lawsuit earlier this month Palestinian flags fly behind a statue of Jesuit bishop John Carroll, founder of Georgetown University, at a campus rally in Washington, DC, on 23...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israel doesnโt have a plane to offer Trump. So how does it maintain influence?
The dynamics are shifting in the Middle East under a U.S. president who sees the world through a financial lens.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source: