(Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in Dubai, Syrian presidency said in a statement on Friday.
The meeting marked the latest in a series of diplomatic overtures that point to a shift underway in the Middle East where several Arab countries are reviving ties with President Bashar al-Assad.
(Reporting by Kinda Makieh; Writing by Moataz Mohamed; Editing by Franklin Paul)
