Syria says UAE will reopen Damascus embassy closed in 2011

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria says the United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Damascus for the first time in seven years.
The Information Ministry gave no further details other than inviting journalists to cover the event at the embassy in central Damascus later Thursday.
The UAE recalled its ambassador from Syria in 2011 after the start of the popular uprising against President Bashar Assad. The Syrian Embassy in the UAE remained open.
The reopening of the embassy comes after the Dec. 16 v