U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

U.S. President Donald Trump began a tour of wealthy Gulf states on Tuesday by visiting oil power Saudi Arabia, with his focus on securing mega investment deals rather than resolving pressing security problems in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement of strategic economic partnership Tuesday afternoon covering a range of U.S. and Saudi departments.

President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf with a surprise announcement that the United States will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria, and a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to invest in the US.

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

US President Donald Trump will briefly meet Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia in Wednesday, according to a White House official.