Ammon News - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Al Arabiya TV reported on Saturday, citing sources.

It will be Sharaa's first official visit abroad since he assumed power after leading a rebel campaign that ousted Bashar al-Assad in December.

Sharaa has been trying to gain support from Arab and Western leaders since former Syrian President Assad was toppled.

The Saudi foreign minister visited Damascus on Jan. 24 and said the kingdom was engaged in talks with Europe and the U.S. to help lift economic sanctions imposed on Syria that had decimated its economy. Reuters