US President Donald Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday and urged him to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel. The meeting—held alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and joined virtually by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan—marked the first face-to-face encounter between American and Syrian leaders in more than 20 years.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Iraq's invitation spurred controversy over the rebel-turned-leader's potential return to a country where he fought and was jailed.

“There are indirect talks with Israel through mediators to calm and attempt to absorb the situation so that it does not reach a level that both sides lose control over,” al-Sharaa said, reiterating blame on Israel over what he described as its “random interventions” in Syria.

A ci gaba da ziyarar aikin da yake a yankin Golfe, Shugaban Amurka Donald Trump zai gana da takwaransa na Siriya Ahmed al-Sharaa a Saudiyya

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reunirá brevemente con el nuevo líder de Siria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, en Arabia Saudita el miércoles, según un funcionario de la Casa Blanca.

Syrian Leader Ahmed Al Sharaa joined French president Emmanuel Macron in France on his first visit to Europe. In spite of fatal collision

Bahrain is important because it is a close ally of the West, hosts a US naval base, and is also part of the Abraham Accords.