News Source: Zawya Political
| about 1 month ago
The decision could contribute to helping stabilise Iraq, which borders both countries, and to ending a political stalemate in Lebanon, where Riyadh and Damascus have great influence and have been on opposite sides of the fence. King Abdullah arrived...
News Source: Jerusalem Post
| about 1 month ago
The Syrian Al-Watan newspaper reported on Wednesday that a two-day visit by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was due to begin that day. The talks, Al-Watan noted, would conclude with the signing of a joint agreement on the issue of taxes. This is...
News Source: BBC
| about 1 month ago
The sight of an Arab leader clambering out of an aircraft to begin a two-day official visit to another Arab country does not normally stir much excitement. But the long-awaited appearance of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in the Syrian capital,...
News Source: Arab News
| about 1 month ago
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah began his landmark visit to Damascus on Wednesday opening a new era in Saudi-Syrian relations. President Bashar Assad honored the king by conferring on him the country�s top medal. King Abdullah and...
News Source: Financial Times
| about 1 month ago
The Saudi king arrived Wednesday in the Syrian capital on a symbolic two-day visit meant to signal the healing of the rift between the two countries. Highlighting the regional significance of the talks, the statement said that the two leaders...
News Source: The Daily Star
| about 1 month ago
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah held talks on Wednesday with President Bashar Assad to heal a rift that has aggravated Arab discord over Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Lebanon. Abdullah’s visit to Damascus, his first as king, coincides...