Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions
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RIYADH: US President Donald Trump asked Syria's new leader on Wednesday (May 14) to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions . Trump, on a state visit to Riyadh, became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader - Ahmed al-Sharaa, an erstwhile extremist guerrilla and onetime militant who had been on a US wanted list and led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December. The interim Syrian
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