Saudi Arabia sent a new aid plane to Syria on Saturday as part of the kingdom’s relief bridge to the country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The Syrian state news agency SANA said a plane loaded with 30 tons of relief materials arrived at Damascus International Airport.

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of international sanctions, during his first visit to Damascus since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

The join Europe's Global Air Combat Program (GCAP) is a project to build a sixth generation fighter aircraft, which is being jointly developed by Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on bilateral relations and regional issues of common interest. Turkish Foreign Ministry sources revealed that Fidan will meet with is Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah to discuss several significant files,

During a press conference Friday with his Syrian counterpart, bin Farhan said Saudi Arabia was standing by Syria, pointing to "the importance of accelerating the lifting and freezing of all sanctions".

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus for talks with Syria's new administration. His previous visit aimed at ending Syria's regional isolation, marked by Assad's invitation to an Arab League summit in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, seeking a commitment to reform as the Gulf state reasserts sway in a country where Iranian influence is waning.

NNA - Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat landed in Syria on Friday, an AFP correspondent reported, in his first visit to Damascus since the opposition ousted president Bashar al-Assad last month.

Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is set to meet with new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is eyeing investments from wealthy Gulf states.

Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, was received by al-Sharaa on Friday, making his first visit since al-Assad’s overthrow.

Syria is the main source of Captagon shipments to the Gulf and the new authorities in the country have pledged to crack down on the trade.