Visit signals countries are willing to engage with Syrian president after being shunned
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has flown to the United Arab Emirates, his office said, in his first visit to an Arab country since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011.
In a statement posted on its social media pages, the office says that Assad met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and the ruler of Dubai. The two discussed expanding bilateral relations between their countries.
