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20/05/2017 GMT

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Welcome President Trump

BBC World Service - Weekend, Saudi Arabia Prepares to Welcome President Trump

Trump is arriving in Riyadh as trouble brews back home over his firing of James Comey

Donald Trump is arriving in Riyadh as trouble brews back home over his firing of FBI director James Comey. Hear from Saudis what they want from America's 45th President.

Also in the programme: the Northern Ireland peace process is dramatized on celluloid; and could embracing melancholy be the secret to contentment?

(Photo: A billboard in Riyadh marks the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman. Credit: Getty Images)

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