Live updates: Trump meets with Syria's new leader, a former insurgent, who flew to Saudi Arabia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Trump was to wrap up his visit to the kingdom later in the morning and head to Qatar, the second leg of his three-nation Middle East tour this week.
55% : The foreign ministry bolstered its travel cautions for New Zealanders visiting the United States, the first such update since Trump took office, officials said Wednesday.
54% : " On Tuesday, Trump received a lavish welcome in Riyadh, where he announced he would move to lift sanctions on Syria to give the country "a chance at peace."
54% : It took place on the sidelines of Trump sitting with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
50% : Trump said the rapprochement with Syria came at the urging of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
49% : " The Houthis had launched another missile just after Trump addressed an investment summit in Riyadh on Tuesday.
43% : "There is a new government that will hopefully succeed," Trump said of Syria, adding, "I say good luck, Syria.
43% : People across Syria cheered in the streets and shot off fireworks Tuesday night to celebrate after Trump announced he would move to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, hopeful their nation locked out of credit cards and global finance might rejoin the world's economy when they need investment the most.
43% : The warnings came as Trump continues his visit to the region and after the U.S. reached a ceasefire deal with the Houthis.
42% : They came a day after Hamas released an Israeli-American hostage in a deal brokered by the United States, and as Trump was in Saudi Arabia.
41% : Trump also urged Iran to take a "new and a better path" as he pushes for a new nuclear deal and said he wanted to avoid conflict with Tehran.
36% : Al-Sharaa, who was imprisoned in Iraq for his role in the insurgency following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, will be the first Syrian leader to meet an American president since Hafez Assad met Bill Clinton in Geneva in 2000.
31% : Trump and Prince Mohammed, the kingdom's de facto ruler, signed a host of economic and bilateral agreements.
30% : Trump on Tuesday said he would ease sanctions on Syria and move to restore ties with its new leader.
28% : Trump had earlier announced a ceasefire between America and the rebel group.

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