(Left) President Donald Trump about to board Air Force One before departing from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Right) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 22, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Nov. 10 granted a 180-day extension of his waiver of sanctions against Syria after he met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House.
On June 30, Trump issued an executive order lifting sanctions on Syria to allow the war-torn country to recover quickly.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
