Saudi Foreign Minister Visits Syria's Assad in Historic Meeting.
TL;DR
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, marking the first visit by a top Saudi official to the country since the start of the civil war in 2011. The visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, including a recent visit by Syria's foreign minister to Saudi Arabia and discussions among Arab countries about ending Syria's isolation and its possible return to the Arab League. Al-Assad is hoping that normalisation with wealthy Gulf states could bring economic relief and money for reconstruction.
- Saudi foreign minister meets Syria’s Assad in Damascus Al Jazeera English
- Saudi foreign minister makes first official visit to Syria in more than a decade The Times of Israel
- Saudi foreign minister arrives in Syria, meets Assad Al-Monitor
- Saudi foreign minister visits Assad, further easing Syria's isolation Reuters
- Saudi foreign minister visits Syria as relations thaw The Washington Post
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