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STORY: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appeared outside of the White House on Monday (November 10) after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Video shot by Al Arabiya showed Sharaa waving to bystanders and putting on a scarf.

His appearance came after his meeting with Trump in the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to Washington. In an unusually low-key welcome, Sharaa arrived without the fanfare usually given to visiting foreign dignitaries. He entered through a side door where reporters only got a glimpse instead of through the West Wing main door where cameras often capture Trump greeting VIPs. A pool of reporters that often goes into the Oval Office for such talks was not allowed in.

Sharaa is a former al Qaeda commander who until recently was on Washington's terrorist blacklist and is now trying to end Syria's decades of international isolation.

Shortly after the meeting, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new order to replace its May 23 waiver on imposition of Caesar Act sanctions, which it said indicated "our commitment to continued sanctions relief for Syria." It essentially appeared to extend the waiver by another 180 days.