Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec. 8 fall of President Bashar al-Assad to an Islamist rebel offensive.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became the first head of state to visit Damascus since the ousting of Bashar Assad, arriving in

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim landed in Damascus on Thursday, Qatari state media reported. He is the first Arab head of state to visit Syria since the downfall of former president Bashar Al Assad last month.

ALBAWABA - The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived at Damascus International Airport in Syria, Thursday, and became the first Arab l

Sharaa, welcomed Qatar's emir to Damascus on Thursday, the first foreign head of state to visit, the Qatari court said. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani "arrived on an official visit to Damascus," where he was "welcomed by the president of the Syrian Arab Republic,

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. Rebel military commander Hassan Abdul Ghani also announced the cancellation of Syria's 2012 constitution and the dissolution of the former regime's parliament,

For the first time in over five decades, Syria is under new leadership following the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as transitional president. His official appointment was announced Wednesday in a speech attended by military faction leaders and government officials,

Qatar has been actively seeking a sanctions exemption from Washington that would allow Doha to provide financial support through official channels.