Such was the objective of Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week—the first direct talks between leaders of the two countries in a ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria was a smart gamble for a president with historic ambitions. On Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, Trump announced that he will lift all ...

Washington — For the leaders of Syria's transitional government, President Trump's announcement earlier this week that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on the country came as a relief after ...

Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." Day two of President Trump's tour of the Middle East brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria. Today, in Saudi Arabia, a landmark meeting ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully normalize relations with Israel in exchange for sanctions relief. In a readout of the pivotal Wednesday meeting for Syria ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war. Sectarian clashes have turned ...

United States President Donald Trump has announced that US sanctions on Syria will be lifted, in a huge boost to the government in Damascus, which took power after the overthrow of longtime leader ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the United States will drop sanctions against Syria and said he will meet with the nation’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, this week. "I will be ...

Syria's new president has reportedly said he is open to a Trump Tower rising in Damascus. "In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that will hopefully succeed ...

new video loaded: Trump Says the United States Will End Sanctions on Syria transcript In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that will hopefully succeed in ...

Win McNamee/Getty Images RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump announced he will lift sanctions on Syria ahead of his expected meeting in Saudi Arabia with new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.