The Latest: Trump hosts Syrian president at the White House in first-of-its-kind meeting Updated 2 mins ago President Donald Trump has welcomed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa after lifting sanctions imposed on Syria, which had been a pariah state for decades before rebel forces toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad last December. Al-Sharaa once had ties to al-Qaida and had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head,. He was named interim leader in January. Trump and al-Sharaa first met in May in Saudi Arabia. Now, Al-Sharaa has become the first Syrian head of state to visit the White House since the Middle Eastern country gained independence from France in 1946.

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