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Saudi Arabia has made its stance loud and clear: it fully supports Syria’s unity and sovereignty—and it's not holding back on ...

With limited hardware and risk-averse foreign policy, Ankara has limited leverage against Israeli air strikes on Syrian ...

‘Was kicked out of Mr India and replaced by Amrish Puri; felt belittled, hurt, jealous’, says Anupam Kher: ‘I wouldn’t have ...

Riyadh condemns Israeli strikes as ‘flagrant violation of international law and the 1974 Disengagement Agreement' between ...

And Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states remain wary about Iran’s influence in Syria, which provides Tehran a much-needed land corridor connecting it with allies in Iraq and Lebanon.

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia abruptly announced this week it was moving to reestablish relations with Syria, the latest effort by the Gulf kingdom to patch up long-simmering regional rivalries during ...

Syria's new three-star, tricolor flag flew next to Saudi Arabia's own at the airport as al-Sharaa in a suit and tie walked off the plane. He later met with a smiling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ...

Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they aim to boost economic cooperation to for their mutual benefit and create jobs for Syrians after Western sanctions imposed on the war-torn country were ...

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Saudi Arabia withdrew its ambassador to Syria in 2008, and last year King Abdullah boycotted the Arab League Summit in Damascus. (See pictures of Syria’s suspected nuclear reactor.) ...