Title: Official: Prime Minister to Lead Syria's Delegation at "COP28"

A member of the Syrian delegation attending the United Nations Climate Summit in Dubai indicated that "Prime Minister Hussein Arnous will lead the delegation," but did not clarify whether President Bashar al-Assad would participate in COP28. Assad received an invitation from the UAE in May to attend the summit, amid a rapprochement from Arab countries with Syria after nearly ten years of isolation due to its crackdown on protesters against the regime. The President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, extended the invitation for the climate summit last spring. A spokesperson for COP28 stated to Reuters at that time that the comprehensive process "can only happen if everyone is in the room."