Qatar reopened its embassy in Syria on Sunday after a 13-year closure following the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said Khalifa Abdullah al-Mahmoud al-Sharif was named as the country’s charge d'affaires.

Qatar will reopen its embassy in Syria on Tuesday after it was closed for more than 13 years, the Gulf country's foreign ministry said on Sunday, a week after Bashar al-Assad was removed from power. Read more at straitstimes.

Doha is looking to engage with the Islamist-led government in Syria after severing relations 13 years ago over deposed President Bashar al-Assad's brutal crackdown.

Storyline: Türkiye reopened its embassy in Syria's capital Damascus on Saturday, becoming the first country to do so since the end of Bashar Assad's government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on the same day that Türkiye will "stand by the people of Syria in their efforts to rebuild and restore the country".