Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.

In this photo provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meets with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the royal palace in Riyadh,

Sharaa, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday in his first foreign trip as Syrian leader, in a sign of the major shifts under way in regional alliances. Sharaa assumed power as transitional president last week,