Syrian president to meet with President Trump Monday

By Jane Arraf,

Steve Inskeep

Published November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM CST

This time last year, Ahmed al-Sharaa [[ahk-mahd al-SHAH-raa]] had a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. He is now Syria's president and will meet with President Trump at the White House Monday.

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