BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP DOSSIER
Qatar-Syria relations in the launch window are evidenced through diplomatic representation, high-level political relations and cooperation.
The published database classification is not an assessment of the entire relationship. Unclassified does not mean absent or inactive diplomatic relations.
EDITORIAL COVERAGE
Doha, November 02 (QNA) - Syria looks forward to strengthening media cooperation and partnership with the State of Qatar and benefiting from its accumulated expertise in developing Syria's media system and rebuilding its institutional and infrastructure foundations, in the lead-up to unlocking broader prospe…
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleDoha, October 26 (QNA) - HE Minister of Economy and Industry of the Syrian Arab Republic Mohammed Nidal Al Shaar affirmed that the bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Syrian Arab Republic have historically been characterized by stability and smoothness. He further emphasized that these rel…
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleDoha, October 26 (QNA) - HE Syria's Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Syrian Arab Republic Abdul Salam Haykal said his country looks forward to establishing investment partnerships with Qatar in digital infrastructure, noting that relations between the two countries are strong and…
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned reported Israeli incursions and artillery strikes in Syria's Quneitra and Daraa governorates on 29 June 2026.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar condemned a reported explosion targeting a minibus in Jaramana, Syria, in a Foreign Ministry statement issued on 7 August 2026. The ministry said people were injured but did not provide a specific casualty figure or identify a perpetrator.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar welcomed a United States announcement that a process had begun to remove Syria from the American list of state sponsors of terrorism, according to a Foreign Ministry statement dated 9 July 2026.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on 4 October 2026 condemning what it described as Israeli violations of Syrian territory, including completion of work on the so-called Sufa 53 line.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar took part in a meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Rome on 2 October 2026. Ambassador Khalid bin Youssef Al Sada represented Qatar alongside delegates from 32 countries, the European Union and international organisations, the Foreign Ministry reported.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, addressed the organisation's Executive Council in The Hague on 7 October 2026 concerning remnants of Syria's chemical weapons programme.
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, held talks in Doha on 12 October 2026 with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shaibani, who was visiting Qatar. The two officials reviewed bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in Syria, acc…
RELATIONSHIP COVERAGERead articleQatar condemned a reported bombing at a café near the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, in a Foreign Ministry statement dated 2 July 2026. The ministry reported deaths and injuries but provided no independently verified figures.
LINKED RECORD · RELEVANCE TO REVIEWRead articleQatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot in Doha on 1 June 2025 during Prévot's visit.
LINKED RECORD · RELEVANCE TO REVIEWRead articleQatar condemned two reported bombings near Syria's Ministry of Tourism in Damascus in a statement dated 7 July 2026. The ministry said people were injured in the incidents and rejected acts of violence and terrorism regardless of motive.
LINKED RECORD · RELEVANCE TO REVIEWRead articleQatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson and adviser to the prime minister Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari met Belgian foreign-ministry and royal-cabinet officials in Brussels on 21 May 2025. The meetings reviewed political, economic and energy cooperation between Qatar and Belgium.
LINKED RECORD · RELEVANCE TO REVIEWRead articleQatar's Foreign Ministry condemned the Colombian government's reported recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on 11 August 2026. Doha cited United Nations Security Council Resolution 497 and rejected unilateral changes to the territory's status.
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