New Syrian FM on first official visit to Saudi Arabia aims for regional reset

On his first official visit to Saudi Arabia since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shibani said he hoped to open a “new, bright page” in bilateral relations. Syria’s new leaders are focused on rebuilding their war-shattered country amid Saudi concerns over the trafficking of captagon, a narcotic produced under the Assad regime in large quantities.