Britain lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council also removed restrictions on the former rebel leader. The move comes just days before Sharaa is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

UN and UK Remove Restrictions

The British government confirmed the decision in a notice published on its official website, which also announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria’s interior minister, Anas Khattab. Both men had previously been subject to financial sanctions linked to measures targeting Islamic State and al Qaeda.

The U.N. Security Council ended its sanctions against Sharaa and Khattab on Thursday, stating that there was no longer evidence of active connections between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — the

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