The chief of Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning insurgent offensive snatching Damascus from authorities management, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addresses a crowd on the capital’s landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024.
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U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syrian chief Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia earlier than heading to Qatar on Wednesday, the White Home mentioned, sooner or later after Washington introduced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on the war-ravaged nation.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman oversaw the assembly, whereas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined by telephone.
“President Trump thanked President Erdogan and the Crown Prince for his or her friendship, and informed President Al-Sharaa that he has an incredible alternative to do one thing historic in his nation,” a readout from the White Home mentioned.
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