• King Salman greets US first lady Melania Trump. Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
    King Salman greets US first lady Melania Trump. Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
  • US first lady Melania Trump takes her seat next to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the ceremony in the Royal Terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    US first lady Melania Trump takes her seat next to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the ceremony in the Royal Terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman stop for coffee. Mandel Ngan / AFP Photo
    Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman stop for coffee. Mandel Ngan / AFP Photo
  • White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump walk on the tarmac after arriving with US president Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump walk on the tarmac after arriving with US president Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Riyadh. Evan Vucci / AP Photo
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Riyadh. Evan Vucci / AP Photo
  • President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Riyadh. Evan Vucci / AP Photo
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive in Riyadh. Evan Vucci / AP Photo
  • Donald Trump’s motorcade passes a billboard advertising his visit to Saudi Arabia. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    Donald Trump’s motorcade passes a billboard advertising his visit to Saudi Arabia. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • Saudi Arabia’s King Salman with president Donald Trump. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
    Saudi Arabia’s King Salman with president Donald Trump. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
  • Donald Trump enjoys a coffee during a reception ceremony. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
    Donald Trump enjoys a coffee during a reception ceremony. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
  • Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • Mr Trump and Saudi leaders hope to deepen the strategic security and economic partnership that has been at the core of the two countries’ relationship for eight decades. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
    Mr Trump and Saudi leaders hope to deepen the strategic security and economic partnership that has been at the core of the two countries’ relationship for eight decades. Saudi Royal Court / Handout via Reuters
  • King Salman shows the president and his wife a display of Saudi modern art at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. AFP / Mandel Ngan
    King Salman shows the president and his wife a display of Saudi modern art at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. AFP / Mandel Ngan
  • King Salman presents Mr Trump with the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
    King Salman presents Mr Trump with the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
  • Mr Trump and King Salman take part in a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
    Mr Trump and King Salman take part in a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
  • Ivanka Trump participates in a presentation ceremony of The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal to Mr Trump at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
    Ivanka Trump participates in a presentation ceremony of The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal to Mr Trump at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
  • Mr Trump and King Salman gesture during a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
    Mr Trump and King Salman gesture during a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
  • The US First lady chats with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
    The US First lady chats with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef on May 20, 2017. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
  • Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive to attend the presentation of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud medal at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. AFP / Mandel Ngan
    Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive to attend the presentation of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud medal at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. AFP / Mandel Ngan

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King Salman greets Trump on arrival in Saudi - in pictures

The National staff

May 20, 2017

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The US president and Saudi leaders hope to deepen the strategic security and economic partnership that has been at the core of the two countries’ relationship for eight decades.

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