Donald Trump updates: US president touts strong relations, AI deal in UAE

Donald Trump holds state dinner in Abu Dhabi after signing multibillion-dollar deals with Qatar on trade and defence.

Trump and UAE president Sheikh Mohammed
United States President Donald Trump meets United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025 [Brian Snyder/Reuters]
By Alastair McCready, Kevin Doyle, John Power, Urooba Jamal and Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Published On 15 May 2025

These were the updates from the final day of Donald Trump’s Middle East tour, on May 15, 2025: