It was during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East in May that he met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, after being urged to by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It was a bold move. But bolder still was Trump’s later invitation for al»»»

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Pope Leo XIV, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.5 billion Catholics and head of state of the Vatican, is on an official visit to Türkiye—the first stop on a two-legged official visit, with Lebanon the second destination. The visit, set against a backdrop of historical, religious, and political »»»