As President Trump meets with Middle East leaders, his family's business dealings in the region are drawing scrutiny. Nancy Cordes reports. Then, Margaret Brennan looks at the rise of Syria's new leader who formerly fought American forces as an Islamist rebel in Iraq.

By Gram Slattery, Andrew Mills and Federico Maccioni DOHA/ABU DHABI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday Qatar will invest $10 billion in coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of its capital Doha,

The emirate, once called “a funder of terrorism” by President Trump, has spent lavishly on overhauling its global reputation.

Trump did spend some of last weekend downplaying legal and ethics concerns regarding reports Qatar is considering donating a $400 million Boeing plane.

There’s more to Donald Trump’s Middle East trip than billion-dollar contracts, parades of camels and a storm back home over Qatar’s offer to give the president a new Air Force One.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Qatar will invest $10 billion in coming years in the Al Udeid Air Base southwest of the country's capital Doha, the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East.

U.S President Donald Trump arrives in Doha to a grand state welcome by the Emir of Qatar. From royal sword dancing at Al Wajba Palace to high-level talks over a formal state dinner at Lusail Palace, Trump’s visit underscores a dramatic deepening of U.

As he has in the past, Mr. Trump said that he wanted Iran to become a great country, but “they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” Negotiations have been taking place behind closed doors in Oman, a country Mr. Trump is not visiting on his current trip.

By Gram Slattery, Andrew Mills and Federico Maccioni ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump began a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday that is likely to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence,