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Trump’s Pledge to Lift Syrian Sanctions Faces a Complex Road
US President Donald Trump says he’s ready to ease sanctions on Syria. He won’t be able to do it quickly. The American leader sat down with Syrian counterpart Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday — the first meeting between heads of the two countries in 25 years — after unexpectedly saying he would drop all sanctions against the war-ravaged country and even look to normalize relations.

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Trump Meets Syria’s Leader After Vowing to Lift Sanctions on Ravaged Nation
Trump to remove US sanctions on Syria in major policy shift
Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could reshape the Middle East
Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, once known by his militant nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, met Trump in Riyadh six months after leading a swift campaign that toppled the half-a-centur...

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'Too good to be true': investors eye Syria after Trump sanctions move
Trump Met With Syria’s President
Explainer: Syria's economy: The devastating impact of war and sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all s...

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Trump Meets Former Militant Who Now Leads Syria
Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes
Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head.
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'Fully prostrate on the ground': Trump ripped for 'humiliating' display to Arab leaders
Discussing President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, senior foreign policy journalist Michael Weiss said that Trump wants to transform the United States into a version of authoritarianism similar to that practiced by the dictators with whom he appears to be cordial.
Trump meets with Syria's new president amid push to restore ties
President Trump met Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, highlighting the stunning reversal in fortunes for a former Islamist militant with ties to al Qaeda who spent years with a U.
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Trump expected to meet with Syrian president in Riyadh on Wednesday
President Trump is planning to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the plan. Why it matters: The extraordinary talks with al-Sharaa — who remains on the U.
Trump meets with Syria’s interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years
President Donald Trump has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. It's the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.
Trump meets Syrian president in Saudi Arabia before heading to Qatar
U.S. President Donald Trump began a meeting with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to a Washington Post pool report, after a surprise U.S. announcement it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.
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