CORRECTION / SYRIA-US-CONFLICT-SANCTIONS

CORRECTION / People walk past a billboard displaying portraits of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump with a slogan thanking Saudi Arabia and the United States, in Damascus on May 14, 2025. The US president, on a state visit to Riyadh, offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by LOUAI BESHARA has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman] instead of [Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)