Syrian President Visits Senior Cleric During Doha Forum

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited Sheikh Mohammad Karim al-Rajeh in Doha on Saturday. The sheikh holds the title "Sheikh of Sham’s Qur’an reciters," denoting his seniority among Quranic scholars from the Levant region. President al-Sharaa made the visit while attending the Doha Forum 2025. He was accompanied by Syria's Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani. The meeting took place at the sheikh's residence in the Qatari capital.