US president Donald Trump is due to receive Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday.

Even though it is not a formal state visit – bin Salman’s father King Salman is the head of state – it will feel like one, with a welcome ceremony, military band and formal black-tie dinner.

The meeting will mark Prince bin Salman’s first visit to the White House since 2018, months before the murder of dissident journali

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