Bahrain named first ambassador to Syria for more than a decade | Syrian War News

Gulf Arab states have downgraded or closed down missions in Damascus after the Syrian government used force to protest the protests that turned into a 2011 war.

Bahrain has been named the first ambassador in Damascus since relations with the Syrian conflict began.

The appointment of Waheed Mubarak Sayyar, reported by the Bahraini state news agency on Thursday, is part of a diplomatic shift in the Middle East as more and more Arab countries. revive ties With President Bashar al-Assad.

Gulf Arab states downed or shut down Damascus missions after the Syrian government went to war after using force against the 2011 protests.

Bahrain has said that its embassy and Manaman Syrian diplomatic missions continue.

Last month, the United Arab Emirates, which reopened its mission to Damascus at the end of 2018, sent its Foreign Minister to Damascus, where he met al-Assad. Syria has asked to be re-admitted to the Arab League.

Abu Dhabi resumed fighting with Damascus after the Syrian army won some key military victories with the support of Russia and Iran.

The UAE has been one of the regions in Syria that has backed rebel groups in Syria, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which have failed to re-establish relations with Damascus.

Oman was the first state to reinstate a Syrian ambassador to the Gulf last year.

Most Gulf countries, in opposition to the region’s rival and Iran’s Shiite power, are seeking warmer relations with Damascus in order to remove them from Tehran’s influence.

Iran is a traditional ally of Syria and has sent advisers and resources to support al-Assad in the March 2011 conflict.