US president Donald Trump leaves Saudi Arabia

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US president Donald Trump leaves Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One to depart from Saudi Arabia

He is on a nine-day trip through Middle East

By Reuters

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Published: Mon 22 May 2017, 2:29 PM

Last updated: Mon 22 May 2017, 6:25 PM

After an exhausting two days in Saudi Arabia, US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday, where he will attempt to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Over the weekend, Trump received a warm welcome from Arab leaders in Riyadh. He used his visit to bolster US ties with Arab and Islamic nations and announced a $110 billion in US arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
In his speech attended by dozens of Arab and Islamic leaders, he toned down the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric he had employed during the presidential campaign last year.
On his maiden foreign tour since taking office in January, Trump is already showing signs of fatigue from a packed schedule. He is on a nine-day trip through the Middle East and Europe that ends on Saturday after visits to the Vatican, Brussels and Sicily.
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