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President Trump hosted President Erdogan脢with an Oval Office meeting and a working luncheon. Both leaders are expected to give a joint statement. 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(Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/08/ct-scans-reveal-mysteries-ancient-egypts-screaming-woman-mummy" > CT scans reveal mysteries of ancient Egypt's 'Screaming Woman' mummy </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/salwa-samir.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/authors/2016/SalwaSamir.jpg/SalwaSamir.jpg?h=55541bb6&itok=ozgYrMRq" alt="Salwa Samir" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/salwa-samir.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="subtitle--l">Salwa Samir</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Giza</strong>, reporting on <strong>politics</strong></div> </a> </div> 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card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-10/GettyImages-2173969952%20copy.jpeg?h=1d34674f&itok=xnz6JU-j" width="870" height="489" alt="US President Joe Biden and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walk to the Oval Office for a meeting, where the two discussed AI and ending the war in Gaza on Sept. 23, 2024, in Washington." /> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/10/how-new-us-ai-framework-could-impact-uae-saudi-ambitions" > How new US AI framework could impact UAE, Saudi ambitions </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div 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