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The UN Security Council has removed sanctions on Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al Qaeda leader who now rules Syria, ahead of his visit to the White House to meet with Donald Trump.
Mr Sharaa took over as president after leading an Islamist rebel offensive to overthrow Bashar al Assad’s government in December 2024, endin
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