Trump hosts Qatar’s PM for private dinner, meets Bahrain crown prince | Business and Economy News

US president has focused attention on the Gulf, visiting the region in first foreign policy trip of his second term.

President Donald Trump has hosted Qatar’s prime minister for a private dinner and met with Bahrain’s crown prince at the White House as part of a United States effort to address regional issues, including securing a Gaza ceasefire, and promote diplomatic ties with the Gulf region.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Qatari prime minister and a member of…