Qatar is ready to invest in Syria's energy sector and ports, the de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said after meeting a senior Qatari official in Damascus on Monday, as his new Islamist-led administration widened contacts with Arab states.

Jordanian and Qatari diplomats met with Syria's new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday, the latest delegations to visit Damascus for talks about the country's political transition after the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad.

The diplomatic push follows similar moves by Turkiye, whose FM held talks with al-Sharaa, offering support for Syria

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Jordan stands ready to help Syria rebuild, its foreign minister said after meeting Syria's new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, the highest-level contact by an Arab state with Syria's new Islamist-led administration.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, Amman said, the latest high-profile visit since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.It was the first visit by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's fall.

Turkey’s foreign minister traveled to Damascus Sunday to meet with Syria’s new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Islamist group HTS that toppled the Assad regime. According to press accounts,

Khulaifi, made the commitment this week in what was the Gulf country’s first official visit to Syria in more than 13 yea