The emirate, once called “a funder of terrorism” by President Trump, has spent lavishly on overhauling its global reputation.

By bne Gulf bureau Qatar Airways has signed a deal to purchase 160 aeroplanes from US manufacturer Boeing during President Donald Trump's visit to the Persian Gulf monarchy, state-controlled Qatar News Agency reported on May 14.

Trump is again diverging from U.S. presidential habit by choosing the Middle East, not Canada or Mexico, for the first foreign trip of his second term. He's hoping to do deals with three of the region's wealthiest countries.

The deals are taking shape, while Trump visits the Middle East to forge deeper ties that put US technology initiatives at centre stage.

President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN.

The Trump administration is clearing a path for two key Persian Gulf allies to pursue their artificial intelligence ambitions — and some of the biggest US tech companies are seizing on that opening wi

Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.