President Donald Trump kicked off his Middle East tour with a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, vowing a continued partnership between Washington and Riyadh.

President Trump has decided to lift sanctions on Syria, giving the country a financial lifeline after a lightning campaign overthrew its decadeslong dictator late last year. “I will be ordering cessation of sanctions against Syria,

President Trump travels this week to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. One goal: getting these countries to agree to invest billions in the U.S.