Trump Shakes Hands with EX-Al-Qaeda Leader: A Seismic Shift in Syrian Policy Trump Shakes Hands with EX-Al-Qaeda Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This pivotal meeting marks a dramatic, and indeed controversial, redirection of U.S. foreign policy toward Syria. The event, a cornerstone of President Trump’s second-term Middle East tour, has ignited a complex … Continue reading Trump Shakes Hands with EX-Al-Qaeda Leader in Saudi Arabia