Smoke billowing over Damascus in 2012, the second year of the civil war in Syria. The conflict in the country is not over even though the fighting has mostly subsided. — AP
In March, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir said that the Malaysian government was considering reopening some of its embassies that had been closed due to war in the host nations, and that his ministry would conduct a viability survey.
The missions were previously in Iraq, Libya and Syria. It is understood the matter was raised with the Cabinet.
