Trump to Lift Sanctions on
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Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria Following Leadership Change

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President Donald Trump announces that the US will lift sanctions against Syria.

They have a new government that hopefully will succeed. I wish them good luck. Show us something extra, says in a speech during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

The announcement comes after the White House confirmed on Tuesday that Trump will meet Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday.

The President has agreed to say hello to Syria's president, says a White House source.

al-Sharaa led the Islamist movement Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in the uprising that led to the al-Assad regime falling last year. He has previously urged the US to lift sanctions against the country, something Trump recently said he was considering.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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