Riyadh’s new ambassador to Syria will be Faisal Al-Mujfel, SPA said.

Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Syria earlier this year after the two countries cut diplomatic ties more than a decade ago.

Syria reopened its embassy in Riyadh last year and appointed a new ambassador in December.

The re-establishment of ties between Riyadh and Damascus marked the most significant development so far in moves by Arab states to normalise ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was shunned by many Western and Arab states after Syria’s civil war began in 2011.

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