Trump plans to lift long-standing sanctions on Syria [SOUND]

# US president Donald Trump says he plans to lift the long-standing sanctions on Syria. American sanctions on Syria had been in place for over a decade, meant to apply pressure and economic pain against the dictatorship of former president Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December last year. Speaking at the US-Saudi investment conference as part of his four-day trip to the region, Trump said the removal of sanctions will give Syria a chance at greatness: