Attendees of the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum included scores of the world’s most powerful CEOs, among them Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and Larry Fink.

The United States agreed on Tuesday to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to a White House fact sheet that called it "the largest defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.

President Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.

President Donald Trump has met with the new Syrian leader, a onetime insurgent, before wrapping up his visit to Saudi Arabia and flying on to Qatar. In Riyadh he also attended a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the grouping of Bahrain,

The United States and Saudi Arabia have discussed Riyadh's potential purchase of Lockheed's F-35 jets, two sources briefed on discussions told Reuters, referring to a military aircraft that the kingdom has reportedly been interested in for years.

Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.

President Donald Trump will meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Elon Musk told Saudi investors he pitched President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on tens of millions of “humanoid robots” and autonomous cars during his conversation with the two leaders on Tuesday.