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Saudi king visits Syria as relations improve

Source: NOW Lebanon
Damascus : Syria | about 1 month ago  
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with King Abdullah of ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia wave to journalists in Damascus
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offers King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia a legion of honour during his visit to Syria, in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offers King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia review an honour guard in Damascus
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  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia waves to journalists as he arrives to meet Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
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  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia poses for journalists as he arrives to meet Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
    King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia poses for journalists as he arrives to ...
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  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia offers Syria's President Bashar al-Assad a legion of honour in Damascus
    King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia offers Syria's President Bashar al-Assad ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during the exchange a legion of honour in Damascus
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offers King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia a legion of honour in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offers King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad offers King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia a legion of honour during in Damascus
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the al-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the al-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes King Abdullah of Saudi ...
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  • Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Saudi King Abdullah after reviewing the honour guards at the al-Shaeb presidential palace in Damascus
    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Saudi King Abdullah after ...
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  • Syria's President al-Assad places a garland of flowers at the anonymous soldier monument in a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Middle East War, in Damascus
    Syria's President al-Assad places a garland of flowers at the ...
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  • Syria's President al-Assad reviews an honour guard before placing a garland of flowers at the anonymous soldier monument in a ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1973 Middle East War, in Damascus
    Syria's President al-Assad reviews an honour guard before placing a ...
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with King Abdullah of ...
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz began a two-day visit to Syria on Wednesday, his first since acceding to the throne in 2005, in a further sign of warming ties between the two Arab states. He was welcomed at the airport by President Bashar al-Assad, the official Syrian...
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