Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, for the first time in more than 12 years, to participate in the Arab summit, according to the Syrian presidency. The presidency said on its Twitter page: “President Bashar al-Assad is heading today to the city of Jeddah … Read more
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad, who participated on Wednesday in a preparatory meeting for the summit held by the foreign ministers of Arab countries in Jeddah, said in response to a question by the Lebanese TV channel, Al-Jadeed, that Assad “will come to attend this summit, God willing.”“. However, al-Assad’s participation in the Jeddah summit … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad, accompanied by an official delegation, arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ahead of the Arab Summit in Jeddah, on Friday. The Syrian Foreign Minister said, in a press statement upon his arrival at Jeddah airport: “This is a new opportunity for us to … Read more
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would prevent the US government from normalizing relations with Syria and enhance Washington’s ability to impose sanctions as a warning to countries that normalize relations with Assad. The bill prevents the US federal government from recognizing any Syrian government led by Assad, who … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists circulated on social media, a previous tweet by the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, swearing that the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, “will pay the price dearly,” after the recent Turkish-Syrian rapprochement. Erdogan had said in the circulated and published tweet on May 5, 2013: “I say to Assad: … Read more
(24 News) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in which they discussed other important issues including peace. According to details, in the meeting held in the Syrian capital Damascus, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan conveyed the congratulatory messages of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz … Read more
After a rupture that has been going on for years as a result of Riyadh closing its embassy in Damascus Against the backdrop of its anti-regime stance, Saudi Arabia and Syria are holding talks regarding the resumption of consular services between the two countries, a Saudi foreign ministry official said Thursday. The talks between Saudi … Read more
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has renewed the Syrian government’s keenness to bring aid into all regions to provide relief to those affected. President al-Assad indicated that it is important when dealing with the humanitarian situation in Syria to look at the infrastructure and other sectors such as health and communications, because they are integrated with … Read more