Trump faces Mideast tensions on return to his ‘happy place’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump heads for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, eyeing big business deals even as accords on the Middle East’s hotspots will be harder to seal. While the Gaza conflict and Iran’s nuclear programme will loom large over Trump’s first major foreign trip of his second term, the White House said he looked forward to a “historic return” to the region. Eight years ago Trump also chose Riyadh for his first...