Damascus ¨C On the streets of Damascus on Tuesday, Syrians viewed their leader¡¯s visit to Washington as a shift towards the West that could pave the way to reviving the country¡¯s war-battered economy.
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump received Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a first for a Syrian head of state since independence in 1946 and a crowning achievement for the former jihadist, whom Washington once sought to arrest in return for a $10 million bounty.
¡°God willing, this visit will be a new beginning for Syria and an opening to the world after years of isolation,¡± law student Boushra Abdel Bari said.
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