The United Arab Emirates and the United States have signed an agreement for the Gulf country to build the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the United States, a type of deal that previously faced restrictions over Washington's concerns that China could access the technology.

Hair to the chief. President Trump was greeted in the United Arab Emirates Thursday by a cultural performance involving women tossing their hair from side to side. “What a beautiful city! I love it!” Trump told reporters after inspecting the performers at Qasr Al Watan, the UAE’s presidential palace.

US President Donald Trump has finalised over $200 billion worth of agreements with the United Arab Emirates, covering aviation, trade, technology, and artificial intelligence during

By Gram Slattery, Andrew Mills, Federico Maccioni and Yousef Saba ABU DHABI (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to strengthen U.S. ties to the United Arab Emirates and announced deals with the Gulf state totalling over $200 billion and the two countries also agreed to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence.

The White House wrote that the UAE had “saluted America and President Trump — in red, white, and blue.” UAE’s government media office also shared a video of the dramatic moment the lights changed on the massive edifice on Facebook. The Burj Khalifa ...

“I have absolutely no doubt that the relationship will only get bigger and better,” Trump said on Thursday at a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the final leg of his three-day tour of the Gulf region that saw him strike a series of lucrative tech, business and military deals that he said amounted to $10 trillion.

The United Arab Emirates and United States have signed an AI agreement that sources had said would give the Gulf country expanded access to advanced artificial intelligence chips from the U.S. after previously facing restrictions over Washington's concerns that China could get its hands on the technology.

Trump has made improving ties with some Gulf countries a key goal of his administration. If all the proposed chip deals in Gulf states, and the UAE in particular, come together, the region would become a third power center in global AI competition after the United States and China.

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greeted Trump, and the pair had a short meeting. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals totaling over $200 billion between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a $14.5 billion commitment between Boeing , GE Aerospace and Etihad Airways,

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the Emirates’ national identity, acting as an equalizer for this small state to compete on a global level.