Syria, Saudi Arabia and the shifting priorities of the Middle East - analysis
Syria is renewing ties with one country at a time, with Saudi Arabia being the crown jewel achievement of this project.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Turkey's Halk TV in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on October 4, 2013.(photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN