Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, met with the President of the Republic of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, November 4. According to Al-Arabiya, the Syrian president went to Riyadh at the head of a delegation of military and political officials. This is Ahmed al-Shara's second official visit to Saudi Arabia in the last month.