Assad in UAE amid ongoing thaw in relations

Syrian President Bashar Assad met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. His trip was his first to the wealthy Gulf country since the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkiye last month.

It also marked a continuation in the ongoing thaw of relations between Damascus and other Arab countries, more than a decade after the 22-member Arab League suspended Syria’s membership during civil war. Sheikh Mohammed said that the two “held constructive talks aimed at developing relations between their two countries.”