{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d53bc8af8fd800117b9642/682528400dd8f99ce249cc7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump's meeting with Sharaa, unthinkable just months ago, boosts Syrians' hopes","description":"<p>Donald Trump has said his administration is now exploring the possibility of normalising relations with Syria - his comments coming shortly after he met Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose forces ended the decades-long dictatorship of the Assad family.</p><p><br></p><p>The extraordinary encounter, unthinkable just months ago, was short but significant.</p><p><br></p><p>\"I think he has got the potential,\" Trump remarked after his meeting in Riyadh, 37 minutes long, with the former Syrian fighter formerly linked to al-Qaeda.</p><p><br></p><p>The $10m US bounty on his head was only lifted in December.</p>","author_name":"Daily SumUp"}