As the new Damascus authorities strive to restore their country and its diplomatic links, they understand that Moscow is essential to this effort

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Wednesday that the country will open its economy to foreign investment and that Damascus is also working on energy and electricity partnerships with Gulf states.

( MENAFN - Nam News Network) ABU DHABI, Jan 18 (NNN-WAM) – United Arab Emirates (UAE) President, sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reiterated the UAE's commitment to Syria's independence and Sovereignty over its entire territory, during a phone call yesterday with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Syria's de facto leader.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the armed groups in Syria should be merged into a single army and a single legitimate state body should have the authority to bear arms and use force.

Travelling from Syria’s Highway 42, which runs from Tabqa to the city of Homs, you can see the corpse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Getting to Homs and from there to Damascus requires driving

Ahmed Al-Sharaa meets Turkish delegation headed by Ibrahim Kalin, head of country's national intelligence organization

Ahmed Al-Sharaa meets Turkish delegation headed by Ibrahim Kalin, head of country's national intelligence organization - Anadolu Ajansı

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his grip on power.

The Saudi state news agency SPA said the plane carried critical humanitarian assistance, including food, shelter, and medical supplies, for the Syrian people. It is the 15th plane shipment dispatched by the oil-rich kingdom to Syria since Assad’s fall last month.

While it’s unclear what exact political path Syria will take, the dilemmas the country faces are similar to the experiences of other Arab countries more than a decade ago. In the winter of 2010, an outbreak of protests in Tunisia spread across the region, toppling several regimes in what became known as the Arab Uprisings.