Syria’s president meets MBS in Riyadh on the first foreign trip

Temporary President Ahmed al-Sharaa held conversations in Riyadh with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman On broad economic cooperation between the two countries as the new Syrian leader appeared to withdraw support from the kingdom during his first official foreign journey.

Former the leader of the HTS, the Islamist rebel group that overturned Bashar al-Assad At the end of last year, Al-Sharaa declared himself President last week as part of a transitional government. He also dissolved Syria’s parliament and armed forces as well as the Constitution.