Saudi Arabia appoints first ambassador to Syria since 2012

FILE - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 14, 2024. (Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters) Riyadh on Sunday appointed its first ambassador to Damascus in over a decade.

Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the appointment of its first ambassador to Syria since severing ties with Damascus in 12 years, marking an ongoing thawing in relations since the war-torn country was readmitted to the Arab League.