Saudi Arabia is of key diplomatic importance to the Trump White House, especially amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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

US president acknowledges hosts not rushing to normalize ties with current Israeli government as Gaza conflict rages, says he's working to end the war 'as quickly as possible,' return all hostages; only mentions Israel once The post Visiting Riyadh,

American tech and finance CEOs, including Elon Musk, are also expected to be in Saudi Arabia for a government-hosted conference Trump is scheduled to attend as part of his visit.

When U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday morning to kick off a four-day tour of the Middle East, he brought a large delegation that included senior figures from his administration and guests from the business world.

Trump said during his trip to Saudi Arabia he wants the Gulf kingdom to join the Abraham Accords and normalize diplomatic relations with Israel.

By Yousef Saba, Gram Slattery, Pesha Magid and Federico MaccioniRIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a strategic economic agreement with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up trillions of dollars in investments.

A cavalcade of tech leaders was on hand in the Saudi capital for an investment summit presided over by President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

US special envoy Thomas Barrack met the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Jordan during visits to both countries to discuss efforts related to Syria. In Riyadh, the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria held talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan,