'real deals'

Bahrain’s Premier pledges $17B in investments at Trump meeting

Bahraini financial institutions and companies, including the Mumtalakat sovereign wealth fund, announced plans to invest $10.7 billion in the U.S.

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Bahrain's Prime Minister, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, meets in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump

If there were any doubts about Bahrain’s commitment to pouring $17 billion into the U.S. economy, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa insisted at the White House that “these aren’t fake deals.”

Meeting with President Donald Trump in the...