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Diplomatic Revival: Saudi Foreign Minister's Pivotal Visit to Damascus
Saudi foreign minister to visit Damascus on Friday, Syrian official says
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.
Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has visited Lebanon for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the tiny Mediterranean country
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Saudi Arabia calls for lifting of sanctions on Syria in boost for post-Assad order
Saudi Arabia called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria on Sunday, in a major diplomatic boost for the Hayat Tahrir Al Sham government in Damascus.Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a meeting of western and Arab powers in Riyadh about the “importance of lifting unilateral and UN sanctions imposed on Syria”.
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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country's future.The Gulf kingdom,
Anadolu Ajansi20h
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar send more aid planes to Syria
Many countries worldwide launched relief, aid campaigns for Syria following fall of Assad regime - Anadolu Ajansı
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EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
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Vicar of Arabia: from Gaza to Damascus, a region ‘on hold’ between new leaders and old tensions
“Certainly, Saudi Arabia is one of the first to back this new course and is the one that seems to emerge with greater strength" in an uncertain situation, with another win with “the election ...
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Saudi FM calls for lifting of international sanctions on Syria
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Davos-Syria's economy will be open for foreign investment, foreign minister says
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on energy and electricity partnerships with Gulf states.
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Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.Saudi Arabia, the Middle East's biggest economy,
EU Foreign Ministers to Tackle Syria Sanctions Relief at End of Month
RIYADH (Reuters) - European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of top Middle Eastern and Western diplomats and Syria's new foreign minister.
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Syria foreign minister says removing sanctions ‘key’ to restoring stability
Syria’s new foreign minister has said that his country hopes to follow in the footsteps of economic powerhouses like Singapore and Saudi Arabia, as it begins to slowly rebuild after nearly 14 years of civil war.
Syria's southern rebels loom large as the country's new rulers try to form a national army
Syria’s interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year