Good morning from Abu Dhabi - where US President Donald Trump is today on the last day of a Gulf tour that has taken him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as well as the UAE. Mr Trump received a majestic welcome at Qasr Al Watan, as described <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/05/15/president-sheikh-mohamed-vows-to-work-with-trump-on-advancing-peace/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/05/15/president-sheikh-mohamed-vows-to-work-with-trump-on-advancing-peace/">here</a> by our Foreign Editor Mohamad Ali Harisi. Offering his American guest a warm welcome, President Sheikh Mohamed said: "Today, I reaffirm to you that the UAE remains committed to working with the US to advance peace and stability in our region and globally." In response, Mr Trump said the two men have been "friends for a long time". Sheikh Mohamed also bestowed Mr Trump with the Order of Zayed, the UAE's highest civilian honour. The medal, made of pure gold, is named after UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The US <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/05/15/us-and-uae-agree-to-more-than-200bn-in-commercial-deals-white-house-says/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/05/15/us-and-uae-agree-to-more-than-200bn-in-commercial-deals-white-house-says/">announced</a> major new commercial deals with the UAE worth $200 billion, with the White House lauding the "strategic partnership" between the two countries. Plans for a <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/05/15/uae-us-ai-campus-announced-as-trump-visits-abu-dhabi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/05/15/uae-us-ai-campus-announced-as-trump-visits-abu-dhabi/">UAE-US AI</a> campus were also unveiled. Follow <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/05/12/donald-trump-gulf-visit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/05/12/donald-trump-gulf-visit/">here</a> for live updates during the visit.
