Abu Dhabi: According to US President Trump, the United States and the United Arab Emirates have reached over $200 billion in commercial agreements, bringing total investment agreements in the Gulf region to over $2 trillion.
Trump landed in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, after earlier visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar as part of his Middle East tour. The UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, welcomed him at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
According to the White House, Boeing and GE Aerospace have secured a $14. 5 billion agreement from Etihad Airways to invest in 28 American-made Boeing 787 and 777X planes powered by GE engines. The addition of the next-generation 777X to its fleet plan reinforces the UAE's long-standing commercial aviation relationship with the United States, boosting American manufacturing, driving exports, and supporting 60,000 US employment.
Emirates Global Aluminium will invest in Oklahoma to develop a $4 billion primary aluminum smelter project, one of the first new aluminum smelters in America in 45 years, which will generate 1,000 jobs in the United States, strengthen crucial mineral supply chains, and more than double current US production capacity.
ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, and EOG Resources are cooperating with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to expand oil and natural gas output worth USD 60 billion, which will help reduce energy prices and generate hundreds of highly skilled jobs in both countries.
Holtec International and IHC Industrial Holding Company (IHC) are working together to construct a fleet of Holtec's SMR300 small modular reactors, beginning with the Palisades facility in Michigan. This agreement includes a $10 billion commitment as well as an additional USD 20 billion for fleet projects, which will help to restore American nuclear energy infrastructure, increase domestic energy security, and create high-skilled engineering, construction, and advanced manufacturing jobs across the United States.
Today's agreements deepen the US-UAE economic and commercial relationship and build on the UAE's historic pledge to a $1. 4 trillion, 10-year investment framework that will help the US flourish in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, quantum computing, biotechnology, and manufacturing. The US and UAE signed an AI deal today, furthering the $1. 4 trillion investment pledge obtained in March. This involves the United Arab Emirates' commitment to invest in, construct, or fund US data centers that are at least as large and powerful as those in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement released by the White House.
It stated that the deal also includes unprecedented commitments by the UAE to better harmonize its national security regulations with the United States, including strong protections to avoid the diversion of US-origin technology. The USUAE AI agreement fosters bilateral investment connections, protecting US security interests and dominance in AI while delivering the American tech stack to a critical strategic partner.
Meanwhile, Burj Khalifa was lighted in the colors of the American flag, and streets across Dubai were decked with both US and UAE flags.
The Government of Dubai Media Office tweeted that the Burj Khalifa is lighted in the colors of the American flag to celebrate US President @realDonaldTrump's visit to the United Arab Emirates.
In another post, Dubai's highways were decked with the colors of the UAE and US flags to commemorate US President Donald Trump's trip to the nation.
The White House also released a photo of the Burj Khalifa lit with the American flag.
The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure, paid tribute to America and President Trump in red, white, and blue in a tweet on X.
