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U.S. Lifts Terrorist Designation for Syrian President Al-Sharaa
11/9/2025
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- The U.S. State Department lifted the terrorist designation on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
- Ahmad al-Sharaa visits the United States on November 10, 2025.
- He becomes the first Syrian president to meet a U.S. president since 1946.
- The United Nations lifted sanctions on his government.
- The United States acknowledged al-Sharaa's efforts to locate missing Americans and to eliminate chemical weapons.
