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Trump vows to support Syrian leadership after White House meeting with President al-Sharaa

Trump welcomed Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group and later said he plans to meet with the Syrian leader again.

Euronews

Trump Has Some Tough Words For Marjorie Taylor Greene After Promising To 'Do Everything' He Can To Help Make Syria 'Successful'

President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "do everything we can to make Syria successful" after landmark White House talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander who until recently was sanctioned by Washington as a foreign terrorist.

Benzinga

US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting

Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946

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Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian president ‘had a rough past’

Trump says former al-Qaeda militant turned Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa "had a rough past" after the pair met at the White House on Monday (10 November).

The Independent UK

Why Syrian president’s Donald Trump visit is so significant - but will it be a slam-dunk?

ANALYSIS: The extraordinary rise of Ahmed Al-Sharaa takes him from wanted militant to the White House via a US military base basketball court, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK

Trump holds first-ever White House meeting with Syrian leader

This is a highly unusual visit by a leader who until several years ago was an al-Qaeda commander.

Axios

Syrian president al-Sharaa plays basketball with US officials ahead of Trump summit

al-Sharaa has sought a balanced approach to diplomacy, maintaining ties with both Washington and Moscow

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Gustavo Petro Claims Venezuela And Colombia Can Be 'Turned Into Syria' Due To Their Mineral Riches

Gustavo Petro claimed that Colombia and Venezuela could be "turned into Syria" because outside forces "care about nothing but greed" as he continues to slam the Trump administration over its military campaign in the region.

Latin Times

Syrian president holds talks with Trump at White House

Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for full lifting of remaining sanctions imposed during 13-year civil war

The Guardian - UK

Trump Is Quietly Expanding the U.S. Military Role in Syria and Gaza

The U.S. government is reportedly looking to put boots on the ground in Damascus to guard the border with Israel.

Reason

UN lifts sanctions against Syria's al-Sharaa before historic White House visit

The sanctions relief fulfils the Trump administration's pledges following the US leader's May meeting with al-Sharaa in Riyadh, during which he promised to lift or waive decades-old sanctions against Syria.

Euronews

UN Security Council lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of Trump meet

China abstains on resolution that paves way for former leader of al Qaeda affiliate to visit White House

The Independent UK

Who Is Rama Dawaji? Newly-Elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Gen-Z, Activist Wife

Rama Duwaji, a 28-year-old Syrian-American artist and the wife of newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, combines artistic practice and political solidarity while keeping a carefully private life.

International Business Times UK

Meet Rama Duwaji: 10 Photos of Zohran Mamdani's Wife, NYC's New Mayoral Partner

Rama Duwaji, the 28-year-old Syrian-American artist and wife of newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is stepping into the spotlight as the city's youngest-ever First Lady. Here's a closer look at her creative journey, activism, and growing influence.

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The Independent UK

In pictures: Young Syrian artists transform war ruin into mural of remembrance

Colourful mural in Daraya honours families lost during years of conflict

The Guardian - UK

Friedrich Merz says Syrians no longer have reason for asylum in Germany

Chancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfD

Radio France Internationale

Lafarge on trial in Paris over alleged payments to Islamic State in Syria

In what is shaping up to be a landmark case in France, the multinational cement giant Lafarge, along with several former senior executives are set to go on trial on Tuesday, accused of paying off jihadist groups – including the so-called Islamic State – to keep a Syrian cement plant…

The Conversation

Syrian forced migrants in Turkey have built businesses despite challenges. Here’s what has helped them succeed

By the end of 2024, the number of people worldwide who had been “forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order” and had fled their countries stood at approximately 42.7 million, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Whether they are asylum…

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Axios

Syrian president expected to meet Trump at the White House, U.S. envoy says

It will be the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House and a key step in rebuilding U.S.-Syrian relations.

The Independent UK

Photos show Syrian students returning to schools stripped bare by conflict

In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile.

The Independent UK

Syrian students return to schools stripped bare by conflict

Residents in southern Idlib are returning to their villages after years of exile

The Conversation

UK-linked children whose parents have been deprived of their citizenship are trapped in camps in Syria

Thousands of women and children with perceived links to Isis have been detained in camps by the Kurdish-controlled Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria since the demise of the militant organisation in 2019. These include women and children who have a connection to the UK.

Axios

Scoop: White House pulls Joel Rayburn's nomination for top State job

Rayburn was controversial due to his alleged involvement in obscuring U.S. troop levels in Syria from President Trump in his first term.

Fortune

Syria’s only female minister on what she says to her new president about hiring women: ‘Quotas are so important’

“Syria is a mosaic,” H.E. Hind Kabawat told Fortune, herself a member of the Christian minority and an exile from the country for some 14 years.

Evening Standard

London man who joined jihadist group in Syria jailed for nine years

Isa Giga, 32, from Hounslow, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in May 2024 after flying back from Turkey

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