June 26, 2025
The Turkish president makes the remark during talks in Istanbul on Saturday
The encounter in Saudi Arabia is a milestone for a man who joined al Qaeda in Iraq around the time of the 2003 US-led invasion and spent years in US prison
There are no immediate details about the format of any exchange between Sharaa and Trump
Syria is trying to woo Washington for sanctions relief, engagement, while a pro-Trump activist says that Sharaa is making a business-focused pitch
Since Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa seized power in December, hundreds of Alawites have been forced from their private homes in Damascus by the security forces
Syria's new Sunni Islamist-led authorities have been under international pressure to form a govt more inclusive of the country's diverse ethnic and religious communities
The deal aims to integrate SDF-controlled entities into Syrian state institutions. SDF sees it as safeguard against potential US withdrawal, analyst says
