Trump’s meets with Syria’s former-insurgent-turned-leader in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years. The meeting, on the sidelines of Trump sitting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, marks a major turn of events for a Syria still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad family. People across Syria cheered in the streets and shot off fireworks Tu