Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab-Islamic Summit

Published November 11th, 2024 - 11:12 GMT
Syrian President Bashar Assad
Syrian President Bashar Assad addressing the country's parliament in Damascus as it opens a new legislative term. Assad said on August 25 the withdrawal of Turkish forces from its territory was not a pre-requisite to a rapprochement between the estranged neighbours. (Photo by SANA / AFP)

Riyadh, SANA- President Bashar Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit that will be held on Monday.

President Assad was received at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region, Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Mayor of the Region, Chargé d’Affaires at the Kingdom’s Embassy in the Syrian Arab Republic Abdullah al-Harees, Syria’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Dr. Ayman Sousan, Acting Director of the Region’s Police Major General Mansour bin Nasser al-Otaibi, and Undersecretary of Royal Protocol Fahd al-Sahil.

Nisreen Othman / Manar Salameh

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