Bush heads to Middle East Tuesday
US President George Bush heads to the Middle East Tuesday for a five-day trip to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
President Barack Obama heads for Saudi Arabia today on his latest mission to improve battered ties with the Muslim world.He'll meet with Saudi King Abdullah at the start of the six - day, four - country trip.The two leaders are expected to discuss various issues including rising oil prices and Saudi concerns Iran may be secretly developing a nuclear bomb.From there he'll head to Egypt, where he'll make a long - promised and much anticipated speech, extending a hand of friendship to the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.