Saudi sightseers prepare tea in the carpet of lavender that has bloomed in the desert near the Iraqi border following heavier than usual rains — Fayez Nureldine A desert bloom triggered by heavier ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman rolled out the lavender carpet for President Donald Trump as he touched down in Air Force One Tuesday morning in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

No, don’t call it purple. When President Trump disembarked from Air Force One in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, he stepped onto the rich lavender-colored carpet unfurled before him, just one feature ...

In 2017, Trump made his first major international trip to Saudi Arabia – followed by a stop in Israel. Eight years later, there is no planned stop in the country.