During first official visit to Saudi Arabia, al-Sharaa says Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman showed 'genuine desire' to help Damascus build a stable future

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.

Sharaa, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday in his first foreign trip as Syrian leader, in a sign of the major shifts under way in regional alliances.