In the first complete diplomatic mission there in over a decade, and amid Damascus continuing to develop its relationships with Gulf Arab countries, Bahrain's new ambassador to Syria officially assumed his position on Sunday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the credentials of the ambassador, Waheed Mubarak Sayar, in an official ceremony also attended by Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad.
The decree appointing Sayar was issued in December, and he recently moved to Damascus.
