US President Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday (November 18) , with a full welcome ceremony in the morning followed by a dinner in the evening.

“We’re more than meeting,” Trump said late Friday while en route to Florida for the weekend. “We’re honouring Saudi Arabia, the Crown Prince.”

Tuesday’s visit will be the prince’s first return to the White House in more than seven years. Trump has forged a close rapport with him and hopes Saudi Arabia will soon normalise relations with Israel — a cornerstone goal of his Abraham Accords initiative.