Trump wraps up Mideast tour with a visit to interfaith place of worship

U.S. President Donald JTrump excursions the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) and Dr. Yousef Al-Obaidi, Director-General of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center (SZGMC) and Ameena Alhammadi (L), Acting Director of Culture and Knowledge Department of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up a Mideast tour within the United Arab Emirates with a breakfast for enterprise leaders and a visit to an interfaith place of worship named for the Abraham Accords he negotiated.

As half of the accords, the UAE and another nations within the Middle East recognised Israel. Mr. Trump then left Abu Dhabi after his visit to the Abrahamic Family House .

During his visit to the area, violence flared within the West Bank, with greater than 120 folks being killed in Gaza.

President Donald Trump arrived within the United Arab Emirates Thursday (May 15) for the final leg of his first main international journey.

Air Force One was given a fighter jet escort into the nation’s airspace, simply as Saudi Arabia and Qatar supplied on the primary stops of his Mideast journey.

Mr. Trump was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and later headed to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque — among the many largest mosques on this planet. He additionally attended a state dinner on the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi.

The U.S. President walked out of the palace with Sheik Mohammed after dinner. They shook fingers, after which Mr. Trump stepped into his limousine.

Once seated, he pumped his fist a few occasions and pointed on the UAE chief. Then the motorcade pulled away.

Mr.Trump has no different occasions deliberate this night, which is his final scheduled evening within the Middle East.