Sharaa’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday carried significant strategic weight, marking his first official foreign trip just days after assuming office. The visit underscores Syria’s renewed alignment with Riyadh,

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since his rebel coalition ousted the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad, saying his country seeks a real partnership with the Gulf kingdom.

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.