Syrian foreign minister meets with US envoy in Saudi capital
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met US envoy Tom Barrack on Monday in Riyadh during a gathering of political directors from the US-led coalition against ISIS. No details on the discussions were released. S
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 01:50 | 09 February 2026
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met on Monday with US envoy Tom Barrack in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said.
The meeting took place on the margins of a meeting of political directors of the US-led international coalition against ISIS (Daesh) terror group, the ministry said on the US social media company X.
No further details were given about the content of the meeting.
On Sunday, Shaibani and Syria's intelligence chief Hussein al-Salama arrived in Riyadh to take part in the meeting.
Syria formally joined the anti-ISIS coalition last November. The coalition was formed in 2014 and has carried out military operations against the terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, though Damascus was not previously a member.
The new Syrian administration has been working to tighten security conditions nationwide since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024.