Sharaa, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday in his first foreign trip as Syrian leader, in a sign of the major shifts under way in regional alliances.

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday travelled to Saudi Arabia for his first international visit since the toppling of the Bashar al-Assad regime-- a move signalling Damascus' likely shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.

Sharaa’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday carried significant strategic weight, marking his first official foreign trip just days after assuming office. The visit underscores Syria’s renewed alignment with Riyadh,