US EditionAl-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
Al-Sharaa aims to repeal Caesar Act sanctions and join the U.S.-led coalition against IS, marking a milestone in Syria-U.S. relations after years of civil war and sanctions.
- 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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U.S. removes Syrian president from sanctions list ahead of White House visit
The U.S. Treasury Department has removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab from its sanctions list, a day before al-Sharaa’s historic meeting with President Trump at the White House. “In line with President Trump’s efforts to give Syria a chance at greatness, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab from its Specially Desi…
Syria's foreign policy is oriented towards the West, Damascus underscores this with a "historic visit" by President Sharaa to Washington. Trump praises him as "young, attractive, hard guy."
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Shareh arrived on an official visit to the US, Syrian media reported today, and his visit comes shortly after he was removed from the US terror list.
Former leader of the Nusra Front, now a state guest in Washington: The reception of al-Sharaa at Trump on Monday marks the culmination of an amazing political rehabilitation. A guest contribution.
REPORT - As the normalization of the Syrian President continues on the international stage, he is on his way to the White House this Monday to acknowledge Syria's integration into the international coalition against terrorism.
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