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Syria’s interim President to make his first official visit to Washington

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Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa is expected to visit Washington, DC, and meet with President Donald Trump next week, the first official visit by a Syrian President to the US Capital.

A White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital that the meeting was scheduled for November 10. News of the meeting was first reported by axios.

Trump and Al-Sharaa first met in May on the sidelines of the President’s trip to Saudi Arabia.

“Young guy, attractive, tough guy,” Trump told reporters at the Air Force Base after meeting Al-Sharaa, who is the leader of al-Qaeda. “In the past, the past, the past with the fighter. You have a real shot at holding together.”

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Trump, Syrian President Al-Sharaa, and Saudi Crown Prince (Reuters)

Al-Sharaa, formerly known by the Nom de Guerre Abu Mo Mo Mohammad Al

His group, Haywa’at Tahrir Al-Sham, was designated by the US State Department as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in June that the Trump administration would remove the label amid the president’s efforts to reset us – Syria Ties.

A man raises a Syrian opposition flag amid a crowd in Damascus.

A man holds a Syrian opposition flag during a rally in Mayyad Square on December 13, 2024, in Damascus, Syria.

“This removal of the FT is an important step in realizing the President’s vision for a united, peaceful Syria,” Rubio said in a statement.

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Trump received a standing ovation in Riyadh after announcing his administration would order the end of diplomatic arrangements for the war against Syria to “give them a chance at greatness.”

“Oh, what I’m doing for the crown prince,” it said, referring to the leader of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin-Salman, who forced Trump to meet with the new Syrian leader.

Efforts to lift sanctions on Caesar, a hardline position in Syria, have faced delays in the process in Congress.

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A spokesperson for the US State Department told Suiters on Friday that the Trump Administration supports repealing the National Defense Authorisation’s sanctions.

This bill, which was named after a Syrian Army Defector who smuggled thousands of photos documenting the torture and killing of Bashar Al-Assad’s prisons, targeted businesses and people who provide support to the ASSAD regime.

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