Bassem Mroue
Mideast correspondent for The Associated Press since 1992. Covering Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Closely following #Hezbollah #ISIL #HTS
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dailyrecordnews.com | Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue |Aamer Madhani
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the country "a chance at peace."Trump made the announcement shortly before he was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of longtime leader Bashar Assad.
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1 day ago |
kdhnews.com | Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue |Aamer Madhani
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will move to normalize relations and lift sanctions on Syria's new government to give the country "a chance at peace."Trump was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad.
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1 day ago |
castanet.net | Kevin Freking |Lisa Mascaro |Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue
Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises. House committees have been laboring for months to draft the legislation, which Republicans have labeled “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’’ a nod to Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to approve the package and send it to the Senate by Memorial Day.
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1 day ago |
joplinglobe.com | Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue |Aamer Madhani
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the country "a chance at peace."Trump made the announcement shortly before he was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of longtime leader Bashar Assad.
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gazettextra.com | Zeke Miller |Bassem Mroue |Aamer Madhani
By ZEKE MILLER, BASSEM MROUE and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad. "The President agreed to say hello to the Syrian President while in Saudi Arabia tomorrow," the White House said. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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