Syria's Assad lands in Saudi Arabia seeking financial incentives at Arab summit
Robert Ford, the last US ambassador to Syria, said the Jeddah summit will likely end with “nice promises” in front of the cameras but a different outcome in reality as normalization with Assad, overriding sanctions and the return of refugees face mounting hurdles.
![Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus on April 18, 2023. - Saudi Press Agency](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2023-05/Saudi%20Farhan%20Assad%20%281%29.jpeg?h=e85f6c07&itok=Gc6Jx5v5)
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