The United States lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of a White House meeting with President Donald Trump.
Al-Sharaa, 43, a former member of al Qaeda, was named transitional president after he led rebels against former President Bashar al-Assad in Dec. 2024.
On Friday, he was no longer deemed a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US State Department which also announced that Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab was being cleared of the same designation by the Department of Treasury.
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Syria’s president Ahmed al-Sharaa is no longer designated a terrorist by the United States. REUTERS
“These actions are being taken in recognition of the progress demonstrated by
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