Saudi crown prince showered with praise in rare meet the press

For days leading up to his visit, diplomats and Middle East watchers were placing bets on whether Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would subject himself to one of US President Donald Trump’s notorious, and often raw, Oval Office press briefings. Payments are now due in full. For about 40 minutes, Trump and the crown prince fielded reporters' questions on almost every topic, from the murder of Middle East Eye and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi to AI chips and arms sales - all with the cameras rolling (Read more at Middle East Eye).