
Aya Batrawy
Correspondent at NPR
@NPR correspondent leading new Gulf bureau. It's the moments you can't relay in a tweet that matter most.
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wdiy.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM EDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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1 day ago |
kvnf.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM MDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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1 day ago |
kclu.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM PDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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1 day ago |
npr.org | Franco Ordoñez |Aya Batrawy |Greg Dixon
President Trump's Trip to the Middle East Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250902346/1269304813" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walks with US President Donald Trump (L) upon his arrival in Riyadh on May 13, 2025.
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1 day ago |
wkar.org | Aya Batrawy |Franco Ordoñez
Updated May 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM EDTRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Tuesday said he would order an end to sanctions on Syria in place since 1979, and the White House said he would briefly meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday, a dramatic about-turn in U.S. policy toward a man who until recently led a group the United States labeled a terrorist organization.
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