New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- President Donald Trump announces 180-day Caesar Act relief as Ahmed al-Sharaa pledges counterterrorism cooperation and Syria joins global coalition against ISIS

The United States has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria following an unprecedented White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking a dramatic shift in Washington's approach to Damascus after years of punitive economic measures that crippled the war-torn nation's economy.

The historic meeting on November 9, 2025, represented the first time a Syrian leader has been received at the White House in decades, signaling a potential thaw in relations between the two countries following the dramatic ...