Syrian President Bashar Al Assad arrives in UAE for official visit

Syria's Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations

The visit marks a continuation in the ongoing thaw of relations between Syria and other Arab countries.

Syria’s Assad in UAE for second post-quake Gulf visit

The trip – al-Assad’s second to the oil-rich country in as many years – comes after a visit to Oman last month.

Al-Assad arrives in UAE as Syria seeks reconciliation with Arab world

Cairo, Mar 19 (EFE).- President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for fraternity between Syria and Arab states after arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a further step towards an apparent rapprochement after years of isolation. On their first trip abroad since the start of the Syrian civil war erupted 2011, al-Assad and his wife Asma were received by the UAE’s president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon arrival at Abu Dhabi airport, acco…

Assad in UAE as Second Post-Quake Gulf Visit Signals Growing Arab Outreach

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Sunday with Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, his second Gulf visit since last month's earthquake prompted renewed efforts to bring Damascus back into the Arab fold. The trip — Assad's second to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in as many years — comes after a visit to Oman last month, his only official engagements in Arab countries since the start of Syria's war in 2011. The UAE's president, Sheikh Mohamed bin …

Syria's Assad arrives in UAE for official visit

Head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, the state news agency SANA reported, Anadolu reports. Assad and his wife Asma we...

Syria's Assad in UAE for second post-quake Gulf trip

The trip – Bashar al Assad's second to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in as many years – comes after a visit to Oman last month.