The new Syrian president courted the White House with multiple offers, including a proposal to build a Trump Tower in his country’s capital, in an effort to diffuse tensions between the U.S. and Damascus.

Donald Trump shook hands with Syria’s Islamist ruler on Wednesday – the first encounter between the two nations' leaders in 25 years and a potential turning point for Damascus as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head.

US President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between leaders of the two nations in 25 years — and a historic one that saw Trump clear the way for sanctions relief.

Syria offered to build Trump Tower in Damascus before presidents’ meeting - Syria also offered the US president a Ukraine-style mineral deal

President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, just hours after lifting all U.S. sanctions on Syria in a meeting that came with a personal pitch from the former jihadist-turned-head-of-state: oil rights and a proposed Trump Tower in Damascus.

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday praised Donald Trump's decision to lift US sanctions on Damascus, calling it a 'historic and courageous' step during a landmark meeting between the two leaders in Riyadh.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could serve as a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation.

"He's got the potential - he's a real leader," Trump said on Air Force One after meeting Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.