President Donald Trump, basking in the glow of an effusively warm welcome in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, laid out a vision of a new age of cooperation in the Middle East —  praising countries in the ...

The U.S. has grown closer to Qatar in recent years, so much so that the tiny nation has been at the forefront of high-stakes peace negotiations between global powers.

Trump is brushing off bipartisan backlash over a $400 million Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar—insisting the luxurious aircraft isn’t for him, but for the country.