Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

The Saudi state news agency SPA said the plane carried critical humanitarian assistance, including food, shelter, and medical supplies, for the Syrian people. It is the 15th plane shipment dispatched by the oil-rich kingdom to Syria since Assad’s fall last month.

Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad.Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period,

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for Syria and Lebanon and their peoples. The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh,

Sergey Lavrov, Faisal bin Farhan exchange views on regional agenda, reaffirm commitment to stability in Middle East - Anadolu Ajansı

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, met in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, Fidan’s

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Friday from Damascus that his country was engaged in an active dialogue with Europe and the U.S. to help lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria.

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of international sanctions, during his first visit to Damascus since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

Ahmed al Sharaa was declared the new president of Syria in the transitional government that came into power after the collapse of the Assad regime on December 8. This declaration led to congratulations from several Arab states in the region,

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.

Syria is the main source of Captagon shipments to the Gulf and the new authorities in the country have pledged to crack down on the trade.