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The Kingdom appointed its first envoy to Syria since the closure of its embassy in <\/strong>Damascus due to the country\u2019s civil war in 2012<\/strong>, with Faisal bin Saud Al Megfel taking up the post, state news agency SPA<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n

Background: <\/strong>Saudi reopened its embassy<\/a> in Syria earlier this year, while Syria appointed an ambassador to Riyadh as it reopened the embassy. The restoration came more than a decade after both countries severed diplomatic relations over the Syrian civil war in 2012. Syrian President Bashar Al Assad attended the Arab League summit in Jeddah last year<\/a> after Arab states approved the readmission<\/a> of Syria to the Arab League. Syria was suspended over the crackdown on protests against Al Assad. The Crown Prince also met with Al Assad at the Arab League summit in Bahrain last week.<\/p>\n

The appointment is leading the conversation on Saudi in the international press <\/strong>this morning: Reuters<\/a> | Associated Press<\/a> | AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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