US EditionTrump vows to do everything he can to help Syria after landmark talks with Sharaa
- On Monday, President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House, marking the first Syrian head-of-state visit and pausing U.S. sanctions on Syria for 180 days.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington bearing a complex past and a new title, having led rebel forces that toppled Bashar al-Assad last December and became interim president in January despite a $10 million U.S. bounty.
- The U.S. Congress holds the power to make the sanctions change permanent, with the Caesar Act suspended but still sanctioning Russia and Iran; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen seeks unconditional repeal, while Sen. Lindsey Graham proposes six-month reviews.
- Officials say Syria's entry into the coalition will expand counterterrorism cooperation, enabling closer ties with U.S. forces in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, which includes 80 countries.
- Looking ahead: Rebuilding Syria will cost $600-$900 billion, and Ahmed al-Sharaa will press the international community and U.S. Congress for sanctions repeal amid ongoing Israeli security tensions.
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Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder
By Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University (The Conversation) – Two prominent young Muslim figures have had an exceptional rise to power this year: Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria and Zohran Mamdani in New York City. While sharing a common religion, their political stories couldn’t be more different. As has US President Donald Trump’s treatment of them. Trump has embraced al-Sharaa as a form…
One is a former al-Qaeda leader, the other a US mayor. Guess which was invited to the White House
Two prominent young Muslim figures have had an exceptional rise to power this year: Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria and Zohran Mamdani in New York City. While sharing a common religion, their political stories couldn’t be more different. As has US President Donald Trump’s treatment of them. Trump has embraced al-Sharaa as a former Islamist rebel-turned-president, and invited him to the White House this week. At the same time, he has shunned Mamdani, a …
Trump meets with Syria’s former jihadist president at White House
President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander, to the White House on Nov. 10. The visit came shortly after the U.S.… The post Trump meets with Syria’s former jihadist president at White House appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Anticipated Negotiations Between Damascus and the SDF Set for This Week
Eight months have passed since the signing of the March 10 Accord between Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, Mazloum Abdi. Yet, this agreement—once hailed as a tentative step toward national reconciliation—remains unimplemented, its provisions left dormant and its promise unfulfilled. While multiple meetings have been held between the two sides, none has succeeded in establishing a …
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