Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations with Syria after Iran.

Saudi Arabia and Syria have agreed to reopen their embassies after cutting diplomatic ties more than a decade ago, following a landmark agreement to re-establish ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The move marks a significant development in moves by Arab states to normalize ties with President Bashar al-Assad, who was shunned by many Western and Arab states after Syria's civil war began in 2011. Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 in response to Assad's brutal crackdown on protests.