Syrian president Bashar Assad invited to attend Cop28 in Dubai

Bashar Assad has been invited to attend the Cop28 climate talks (Sana via AP, File)

Syria’s embattled president Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming Cop28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the years-long war in his country over his rule grinds on.

Mr Assad’s invite, late on Monday, to the climate talks comes as the Syrian president already is scheduled to attend the Arab League summit this Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, years after being frozen out of regional politics.