Ahmed al-Sharaa holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince on his first trip abroad after fall of Assad regime
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday as he embarked on his first foreign trip since taking power after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Sharaa’s visit to the kingdom signals a shift in regional dynamics as Saudi Arabia and its neighbours embrace the new Syrian authorities in the hope of stabilising the shattered nation and capitalising on the ousting of Assad to deepen their influence in Syria.
In a sign that Syria’s new leaders were seeking to allay regional concerns, an Egyptian Islamist who fought with Syrian rebels against the Assad regime was arrested last month after posting videos online in which he threatened Sisi. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, one of the first Arab leaders to re-engage with Assad, backed the Syrian dictator days after HTS launched its offensive. He has since spoken with Sharaa, but the Gulf state has taken a cautious approach, analysts say.
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