![]() ![]() $500 $250 $100 OTHER CryptoCurrency Apple Pay Paypal Credit Card ![]() will help extricate Saudi Arabia from the crisis in Yemen as soon as possible," it said.Īccording to the report, the daily's sources in Syria had "revealed no additional details about the Saudi-Syrian talks, but implied that they were helpful and that they broke the ice that had characterized their relationship." It added that the Saudi authorities had frozen their relations with the Syrian opposition and with the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), which represents the opposition in the political process, and had closed the HNC offices in Riyadh. But now, in light of the Saudi-Iran meeting in Baghdad and the possibility that the Vienna talks will lead to the revival of the Iranian nuclear agreement and the lifting of the American sanctions on Iran, Saudi Arabia's considerations have completely changed, and its leadership has begun to take action in order to improve its relations with the Iran-Syria axis and to normalize Tehran-Riyadh relations. "The Saudi-Syrian dispute is centered on the close and strategic Syria-Iran relationship. Noting that "this breakthrough in Syrian-Saudi relations follows a secret Saudi-Iranian meeting in Baghdad about two weeks ago," the report added that this also follows "the emphatic statement by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a televised interview, that his country is interested in establishing strong relations with Iran and that he wishes it prosperity as a neighboring country." The sources stated that the sides also agreed to the reopening of the Saudi Embassy in Damascus "as a first step toward renewing the relations in all the areas between the two countries," and that "the Saudi delegation informed its Syrian hosts that Saudi Arabia welcomes Syria's return to the Arab League and its attendance at the upcoming Arab League Summit in Algeria, if it takes place." It was agreed that after Eid Al Fitr the delegation would return for another visit." Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (left) and Syrian President Assad (Source:, May 3, 2021)Īccording to the Rai Al-Youm report, and as cited by high-ranking diplomatic sources in Damascus, "a Saudi delegation headed by chief of the General Intelligence Directorate, Khalid Al Humaidan, visited the Syrian capital on May 3, 2021, and met with the Syrian president, Bashar Al-Assad and his special security advisor Ali Mamlouk. If the report is accurate, the renewal of ties will undoubtedly have significant implications for the entire Middle East. It should be noted that the report of these developments follows years of division and hostility between the two countries, due to the Saudi support for the Syrian opposition. is likely to return to the JCPOA nuclear agreement with Iran and to rescind its sanctions on it. The daily said that the Saudis were taking this step in the context of a Saudi assessment that the U.S. Also according to the daily, the Saudi delegation informed Assad that Saudi Arabia would support Syria's return to the Arab League, from which it had been suspended in 2011. ![]() At a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his special security advisor Ali Mamlouk, the sides agreed to reopen the Saudi Embassy in Damascus, as a first step toward normalizing relations between the two countries. On May 3, 2021, the online Arabic daily Rai Al-Youm reported on that day's visit to Damascus, by a Saudi delegation headed by Saudi General Intelligence Directorate chief Khalid Al-Humaidan. ![]()
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