The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, marking the first visit by a head of state to Syria since the overthrow of the Bashar Al-Assad regime in early December.
Sheikh Tamim was welcomed on arrival at Damascus airport by Syria’s interim President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, explained the Emiri Diwan.
The visit is the first by the Qatari emir to Syria in more than 14 years and the first by an Arab or foreign head of state since 8 December, 2024.
Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus last month, ending the Baath Party regime which had been in power since 1963.
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