Source: International Business Times
US President Donald Trump and Syria's jihadist turned interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands in Riyadh this month as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on AFP Syrian authorities on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have lifted sanctions. Keen to reboot and rebuild after 14 years of devastating civil war, the new authorities in Damascus have hailed Washington's lifting of US sanctions. The move was formalised Friday after being announced by President Donald Trump on a Gulf tour this month during which he shook hands with Syria's jihadist-turned-interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
