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U.S. renews suspension of Syria sanctions as Trump meets President al-Sharaa
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The United States has renewed its suspension of sanctions on Syria as President Trump met Monday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, the first visit by a Syrian leader to the U.S. since the country’s independence in 1946.
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, is due to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday.
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for a landmark official visit, his country's state news agency reported, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist.
Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who once had a $10 million US bounty for his arrest, has arrived in the US ahead of his scheduled meeting with Donald Trump on Monday.
BEIRUT — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there.
By Steve Holland and Timour AzhariWASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) -Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end …
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the visit is “part of the president’s efforts in diplomacy to meet with anyone around the world in the pursuit of peace.”
President Donald Trump is hosting Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday. It will be the first visit by a Syrian head of state since the country gained independence in 1946. The two men met in Saudi Arabia in May, when the U.S. eased sanctions on Syria.
EIRUT (AP) — Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there.Few would have predicted that he
Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits the White House, symbolizing Syria's return to the international community under Trump's administration.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa once had ties to al-Qaida and had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. Then he led the rebel forces that toppled former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last year.
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa — once listed as a global terrorist — has now met the US president twice. In less than a year, al-Sharaa has seen his role transformed from Islamist rebel commander to international statesman.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits the White House Monday in a historic diplomatic step to test whether Damascus can rejoin international diplomacy.
This time last year, Ahmed al-Sharaa [[ahk-mahd al-SHAH-raa]] had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. He is now Syria's president and will meet with President Trump at the White House Monday.
