DAMASCUS, Jan 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Syria's new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first visit to the country since rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month, official news agency SANA said.

"Shaibani, accompanied by defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and intelligence chief Anas Khattab arrive in the United Arab Emirates," SANA said, a day after they visited its Gulf neighbour Qatar.