Trump Signs Qatar Defense Aviation Deals
Donald Trump is in Qatar for the next stop in his four-day tour of the Middle East, where Trump Signs Qatar Defense Aviation Deals. Earlier, he faced Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa – a man once behind bars in the US. Scroll through below and listen to the latest episode of The World podcast.
Key points
- Donald Trump signs pacts with Qatar on the second day of his travels to the Middle East.
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- Earlier, he had a meeting with a ‘young attractive’ Syrian president in Riyadh. View Post
- And that lifting of US sanctions on Syria is a “chance for greatness” for Syria. The US president also put down three terms to be looked at before any deal with Iran is made. View Post
- And made five demands to the new Syrian leader. View Post
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Sky News analysis
- Dominic Waghorn: Showman Trump is not going to mind if your is considered transactional. View Post
- Mark Stone: Syrian leader’s insane trip to Trump. View Post
- Alistair Bunkall: ‘Mind-boggling’ language by Trump on Saudi trip. View Post
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- Live reporting by Mark Wyatt
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The governor of the Qatar Central Bank meets Elon Musk.
The ruling of the central bank of Qatar’s met up with Elon Musk to discuss the developments in the field of global finance and as such investment was on the X day in Doha, according to the bank.
Sheika Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani discussed with Musk, who owns SpaceX, Tesla, and X, on the sidelines of Donald Trump’s visit to Qatar.
Qatar Trip Spurs Gaza Progress Hopes
By Alistair Bunkall, Middle East correspondent
During the visit of Donald Trump to Qatar today, there can be meaningful negotiations on Gaza.
Some of the main actors are going to be in the same city. The Hamas leadership is located in Doha and Qataris have been one of the key mediators, the Israel has sent a small delegation and US president and his team will be on the ground.
As the diplomatic players are closing in, Israeli attacks in Gaza are ramping up – more than 60 people have been killed in the past 24 hours, says local health officials, some of them in two hospitals, which were bombed by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
IDF says it was targeting Mohammed Sinwar, who happens to be Hamas’s leader in Gaza, but his death cannot be confirmed yet.
Israel is, however, pursuing a move to allow Gazans to go out voluntarily, a tactic that was given legitimacy by Trump in the earlier part of the year when he said he wanted to “own Gaza”.
This gathers more and more opposition from the world, as well as Israel’s plan to continue this campaign.
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Tomorrow, officials from Turkey, Syria, and the US are to meet to discuss Syria sanctions.
Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on monday that southern Turkey will be hosting foreign top foreign envoys of Turkey, US and Syria tomorrow to discuss the details of Donald Trump’s promise to lift the sanctions imposed on Syria.
Yesterday, Trump said he would require the removal of sanctions from Syria on the instructions of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which was a major policy move of the US.
Now these are Fidan’s words, as words said that there will be an informal NATO foreign ministers’ meeting where he and Marco Rubio, and Asaad Hassan al Shibani will attend in the southern Turkish province of Antalya tomorrow, where they will discuss this.
He said that the lifting of sanctions would allow flows of finances, investments, and infrastructure building in Syria, which is politically fragmented and left in massive ruins by the war.
Owing to the return of Trump to the White House inJanuaryuy Erdogan has persistently asked Trump to abolish the US sanctions on Syria.
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Basking in the glow of the Emir of Qatar, Trump gushes over the ‘tall, handsome’ Emir of Qatar.
One of the themes that have come out of Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle east so far is his ability to sprinkle lavish praise on the Arab leaders he is meeting.
Comments made now here with the Emir of Qatar, Trump gushed as he compared him to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom he met yesterday.
“We came from Saudi Arabia, where we have another great man over the, he is a friend of yours,†he said to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The two of you guys get along so well and like each other; you remind me a little bit of each other, if you want to know the truth. Two tall, handsome guys that just happen to be very smart.
Trump has got style for this type of stroking. Earlier today, a little earlier, Trump spoke with the Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa, whom he met in Saudi Arabia this morning, and called him a “young, attractive guy”.
Trump Unveils $200bn Boeing Deal Insights
After having signed deals on Aviation and defence, the Emir of Qatar and Donald Trump provided brief messages.
Sheikh Tamim al Thani says, “After signing these documents, we are going to another level of relationship between Qatar and the United States”.
Then Trump comes into this, saying this has been a “very interesting couple of hours”.
And we talked about the world”, he says. We talked about Russia and Ukraine, for which you have been a great help in various forms.
We did certainly talk about Iran, where, really, it was an interesting situation. I feel that it will turn out right”.
On the aviation deal agreed between the two countries, trump says it is the biggest deal ever that will see it purchase over $200bn for 160 Boeing jets.
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