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NEWS: Trump to remove US sanctions on Syria in major policy shift

A girl holds a Syrian flag, as people celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria, in Damascus, Syria May 13 , 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

By Gram Slattery, Pesha Magid, Nafisa Eltahir and Timour Azhari US President Donald Trump said he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with Syria’s Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump is set to say hello to Sharaa today in Saudi Arabia, a…

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