Trump meets new Syrian leader in Saudi Arabia

President Trump on Wednesday met with new Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during his swing through Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a signal of thawing relations between the two countries following the fall of former President Bashar a-Assad.The meeting lasted just over a half an hour, ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. Trump was joined in-person by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who joined by phone.“We are currently exploring normali