US EditionAl-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
Al-Sharaa seeks U.S. funds to rebuild Syria, aims to repeal Caesar Act sanctions, and plans to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS during the first Syrian presidential visit to the White House.
- Al-Sharaa will be the first Syrian president to visit the White House following his rise after ousting Bashar Assad last December.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May that he would lift decades of sanctions against Syria after meeting Al-Sharaa.
- Ahmad Zeidan, Al-Sharaa's media adviser, stated that the main agenda is to call for a repeal of the Caesar Act during the visit.
- A Trump administration official mentioned that Al-Sharaa is expected to sign an agreement to join the coalition against the Islamic State.
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From al-Qaeda to the Oval Office: Trump’s New Syrian Partner
On Monday, president Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, marking the first visit by a Syrian head of state since the fall of the Assad government. Al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who seized power in Damascus with his faction Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) last December, arrived as Washington’s newest ... The post From al-Qaeda to the Oval Office: Trump’s New Syrian Partner appeared first on The New Amer…
Syrian President meets with Trump at White House
US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state since the 1940s and signifying a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the new Middle Eastern leader.
Al-Sharaa meets with Trump as Syria seeks ties with West
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Trump on Monday. It's the first White House visit by a Syrian leader since the country became independent nearly 80 years ago. Damascus joined the global alliance countering ISIS, and the Trump administration extended temporary sanctions relief. Nick Schifrin reports.
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