Syria, Tunisia to reopen embassies as Arab thaw grows with Assad - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Apr 12, 2023

ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images — A girl wears a shirt representing the flag of Turkey during a rally in front of the Turkish Embassy in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Feb. 14, 2023, to express solidarity with the people of Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. — ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images

Tunisian protestors demonstrate outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 28, 2013 in Tunis, calling on their Islamist-led government to renew diplomatic relations with Syria and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

Tunisia joins Arab efforts to mend ties with Syria’s Assad

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Tunisian protestors hold the Iranian and the Syrian flags as they demonstrate outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 28, 2013 in Tunis, calling on their Islamist-led government to renew diplomatic relations with Syria and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images)

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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on March 9, 2023.

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