Trump’s Meeting with Syria’s New President Could Mark a Turning Point for the Mideast

8 weeks ago President Donald Trump has met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia. It's the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could mark a turning point for the region as Syria struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation. The meeting marks a major turn of events for a Syria still adjusting to life after the over 50-year, iron-gripped rule of the Assad family, and for its new leader, who once had a $10 million U.S. bounty for his arrest.