Riyadh ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria¡¯s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalize ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise U.S. announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.
Trump met Syria¡¯s Ahmad al-Sharaa, who once pledged allegiance to al-Qaida and swept to power at the head of a group that Washington has called a terrorist organization, before a summit between the United States and Gulf Arab countries.
Photos posted on Saudi state television showed them shaking hands in the presence of Saudi Arabia¡¯s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MbS.
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