President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift long-standing sanctions on Syria that severed the country from the global financial system under toppled former President Bashar al-Assad.

President Trump met with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after announcing he would lift U.S. sanctions against Syria, a move celebrated in a country trying to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war and international isolation.