Syria's new leader al-Sharaa meets Saudi crown prince on first trip abroad

Syria's new leader al-Sharaa meets Saudi crown prince on first trip abroad

[France24 Middle-East] - 02/2/2025

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on his first international trip Sunday, visiting Saudi Arabia in what appears to be an effort to signal Damascus' pivot away from Iran as its primary regional ally.



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