Mar 6, 2024 · Abu Dhabi officially reopened its embassy in Damascus back in 2018, and in 2022, the UAE hosted Assad for a symbolic visit: his first trip to an Arab country since Syria's popular uprising-turned-civil war began in 2011.

Jan 12, 2023 · Talks about the UAE becoming “Syria’s most prominent global trade partner” are intended to shape the perception on an international level of Abu Dhabi as being the gateway to Damascus.

Jan 9, 2025 · While in Abu Dhabi, Damascus’s chief diplomat and his Emirati counterpart discussed developments that have unfolded in Syria following Assad’s ouster and the “brotherly” relations between Syria and the UAE. ABZ stressed Abu Dhabi’s firm support for Syria’s independence and sovereignty.

Jan 6, 2025 · DUBAI: Syria’s new foreign minister, Asaad Al-Shaibani, was welcomed by United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi for high-level talks on Monday. The...

Mar 19, 2023 · Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma al Assad, at a time when more Arab states have...

Syria–United Arab Emirates relations refer to the relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Syria. The UAE has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai. Both countries are members of the Arab League, part of the Middle East region and share close cultural ties.

Jan 6, 2025 · Foreign ministers from the UAE and Syria’s new government discussed strengthening relations at a meeting Monday during the first official Syrian visit to the Gulf country since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

Jan 30, 2024 · The United Arab Emirates has dispatched an ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, Syria's state media reported on Tuesday, in a new signal of...

Mar 19, 2023 · DUBAI: The UAE’s president on Sunday told his Syrian counterpart it was time for diplomatically isolated Damascus to be reintegrated into the wider Arab region during a meeting in Abu Dhabi.

Mar 21, 2022 · Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s 18 March visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi marks the latest sign of Syria’s reintegration into the Arab world’s diplomatic fold.