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In Photos: Donald Trump attends state dinner at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi

Updated On: 16 May, 2025 10:37 AM IST | ronak mastakar

President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates Thursday for the last leg of his first major foreign trip. (Pics/AFP)

President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates Thursday for the last leg of his first major foreign trip. (Pics/AFP)

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President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates Thursday for the last leg of his first major foreign trip. (Pics/AFP)
<p>Air Force One was given a fighter jet escort into the country`s airspace, just as Saudi Arabia and Qatar offered on the first stops of his Mideast trip</p>

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Air Force One was given a fighter jet escort into the country`s airspace, just as Saudi Arabia and Qatar offered on the first stops of his Mideast trip

<p>Trump was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and later headed to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, among the largest mosques in the world. He also attended a state dinner at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi</p>

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Trump was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and later headed to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, among the largest mosques in the world. He also attended a state dinner at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi

<p>The president walked out of the palace with Sheik Mohammed after dinner. They shook hands, and then Trump stepped into his limousine</p>

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The president walked out of the palace with Sheik Mohammed after dinner. They shook hands, and then Trump stepped into his limousine

<p>Once seated, he pumped his fist a few times and pointed at the UAE leader. Then the motorcade pulled away</p>

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Once seated, he pumped his fist a few times and pointed at the UAE leader. Then the motorcade pulled away

<p>Trump has no other events planned this evening, which is his last scheduled night in the Middle East</p>

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Trump has no other events planned this evening, which is his last scheduled night in the Middle East

<p>US President Trump announced over USD 200 billion in commercial deals between the United States and the United Arab Emirates--bringing the total of investment agreements in the Gulf region to over USD 2 trillion</p>

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US President Trump announced over USD 200 billion in commercial deals between the United States and the United Arab Emirates--bringing the total of investment agreements in the Gulf region to over USD 2 trillion

<p>As per the White House, Boeing and GE Aerospace secured a USD 14.5 billion commitment from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft powered by GE engines. With the inclusion of the next-generation 777X in its fleet plan, the investment deepens the longstanding commercial aviation partnership between the UAE and the United States, fueling American manufacturing, driving exports, and supporting 60,000 US jobs</p>

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As per the White House, Boeing and GE Aerospace secured a USD 14.5 billion commitment from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft powered by GE engines. With the inclusion of the next-generation 777X in its fleet plan, the investment deepens the longstanding commercial aviation partnership between the UAE and the United States, fueling American manufacturing, driving exports, and supporting 60,000 US jobs

<p>In Oklahoma, Emirates Global Aluminium will invest to develop a USD 4 billion primary aluminum smelter project, one of the first new aluminum smelters in America in 45 years, that will create a thousand jobs in America, strengthen critical mineral supply chains, and double current US production capacity</p>

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In Oklahoma, Emirates Global Aluminium will invest to develop a USD 4 billion primary aluminum smelter project, one of the first new aluminum smelters in America in 45 years, that will create a thousand jobs in America, strengthen critical mineral supply chains, and double current US production capacity

<p>ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and EOG Resources are partnering with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for expanded oil and natural gas production valued at USD 60 billion that will help lower energy costs and create hundreds of skilled jobs in both countries</p>

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ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and EOG Resources are partnering with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for expanded oil and natural gas production valued at USD 60 billion that will help lower energy costs and create hundreds of skilled jobs in both countries

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