Saudi Arabia's top Diplomat is expected to visit Damascus on Tuesday, Syria said, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries. Recent months have seen increasing Arab engagement with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been politically isolated in the region since the start of the civil war in 2011. Regional capitals have gradually been warming to Assad as he has clawed back most of the territory lost to rivals, with crucial backing from Russia and Iran.

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