Syria, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia dispatches new aid plane to Syria
Saudi Arabia sent a new aid plane to Syria on Saturday as part of the kingdom’s relief bridge to the country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The Syrian state news agency SANA said a plane loaded with 30 tons of relief materials arrived at Damascus International Airport.
Saudi Arabia in talks with Europe and US to lift Syrian sanctions, minister says
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Friday from Damascus that his country was engaged in an active dialogue with Europe and the U.S. to help lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria.
Saudi Arabia working to lift sanctions on Syria, Prince Faisal says
Saudi Arabia is taking part in talks with western powers to help remove sanctions against Syria, the kingdom's Foreign Minister said on Friday as he made his first visit to Damascus since the fall of former president Bashar Al Assad.
Saudi FM calls for lifting of international sanctions on Syria
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe. This comes just a month after Islamist-led rebels toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey find early common ground on Syria, will it last?
Despite supporting the armed opposition in the earlier parts of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Saudi Arabia soon found themselves competing in Syria. Assad’s fall opens a new chapter.
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. - 'Next steps' - The European Union's top diplomat,
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Armed groups in Syria should be merged into single army: Turkish foreign minister
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the armed groups in Syria should be merged into a single army and a single ...
Saudi FM In Syria For First Visit Since Assad's Ouster
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of ...
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Saudi Arabia seizes 1.4 million Captagon pills in latest drug bust
Syria is the main source of Captagon shipments to the Gulf and the new authorities in the country have pledged to crack down ...
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Saudi Arabia presses EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s fall
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia urged top European diplomats at a gathering Sunday to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country and its economy after last month’s ...
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Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were staunch opponents of the Assad regime after Syria’s civil war began in 2011 and for the decade that followed. Mr. al-Assad became a pariah in the ...
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Saudi FM in Damascus for first visit since Assad's ouster
Attempts to reintegrate Syria into the international community come as Damascus negotiates on bringing the northeast back ...
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 ...
Southern rebels loom large as Syria'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 ...