Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani holds joint press conference with head of Syria's new administration Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus - Anadolu Ajansı

Sheikh Mohammed also promises to support the new administration and the rehabilitation of Syria’s infrastructure.

Qatar's Prime Minister has demanded that Israel “immediately withdraw” its troops from a buffer zone with Syria. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani spoke as he visited Damascus for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime last month.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established buffer zone with Israel. "Israel's advance in the region was due to the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbollah.

Sharaa, announced his agreement to deploy UN forces in the designated buffer zone with Israel. Earlier, Israeli forces occupied the area after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Reuters reports. "Israel's advance in the region was due to the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbollah.