US President Donald Trump has met with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The landmark meeting came after he lifted long-running sanctions on the country. DW has more on Trump's Middle East tour and US news.

President Donald Trump met with Syria 's new leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Wednesday morning during his trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .

US President Donald Trump met Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the presence of Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh on...

May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first American president to meet with his Syrian counterpart in a quarter of a century, holding informal talks with the country's transitional leader, President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia commends Trumps decision to lift sanctions on Syria.

After over a decade of war and isolation, Syria enters a new era. US President Donald Trump lifts sanctions and meets insurgent-turned-president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, signaling a major geopolitical shift.

Donald Trump met Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's interim President. This is the first meeting between the two nations' leaders in 25 years. The U.S. plans to lift economic sanctions on Syria. Syrians celebrated the news, hopeful for economic recovery. Al-Sharaa became interim president after an offensive by his group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Gulf Arab leaders support the new government.

May 13 (UPI) -- Syrians have endured "brutal and crippling" sanctions over the past 14 years, and it's time to end them, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, as he warned Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions or face "maximum pressure."

Al-Sharaa was named president of Syria in January, a month after a stunning offensive by insurgent groups led by al-Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stormed Damascus and ended the 54-year rule of the Assad family.

President Trump met with Syria's interim President on Wednesday, a day after lifting sanctions and marking a major policy shift towards peace and rebuilding relations.

Trump’s visit coincided with the announcement of a $142 billion U.S.-Saudi arms deal and projections of nearly $1 trillion in future investment commitments from the Kingdom

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Shara, in Saudi Arabia, a day after announcing plans to drop U.S. sanctions on the war-torn country.

May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump spoke during a U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum Tuesday after having touched down in Saudi Arabia aboard Air Force One on the first stop of four-day visit to the region, the first major overseas trip of his second term, with a focus on securing investment in the U.S. economy worth as much as $1 trillion.

The U.S. president met the former Islamist rebel for diplomatic talks in Saudi Arabia.

President Donald Trump seeks Iran deal at Gulf Cooperation Council, aims to expand Abraham Accords, and envisions a peaceful, prosperous Middle East.