Shafaq News..PM Al-Zaidi donates $10M to Damascus religious sites
Al-Zaidi split the donation between the Sayyida Zaynab Shrine and the Umayyad Mosque as Iraq and Syria discussed pilgrim access and security cooperation.
- On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi visited Damascus, donating $10 million from his personal funds to two historic religious sites in the Syrian capital.
- Al-Zaidi allocated $5 million each to the Umayyad Mosque and the Sayyida Zainab Shrine, believed to house the tomb of Zainab bint Ali, granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad.
- The leaders explored enhancing intelligence sharing, border controls, and counter-terrorism coordination, alongside protocols to safely manage the future influx of Iraqi pilgrims.
- Discussions included reviving the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline to export Iraqi oil through the Syrian Mediterranean, offering Iraq a strategic alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
- This trip marks the first visit by an Iraqi leader since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, as Al-Zaidi met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa.
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Iraq ' s Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaydi, during his visit to Syria, provided $10 million for the reconstruction of the historic mosques of Damascus. The Iraqi Prime Minister visited the ancient Omeyad Mosque, built in the early eighth century, and left a record in the Book of Honorable Visitors. The politician handed over $5 million for the restoration of the architectural monument, transferred TASS with reference to INA. Al-Zaydi ' adi &…
The Iraqi Prime Minister, who is in Syria, visited the shrine of Hazrat Zainab (PBUH) in Zainabiyah, Damascus.
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Ali Al-Zaidi, during a trip to Damascus accompanied by the Syrian Foreign Minister, visited the shrine of Hazrat Zainab and paid $5 million from his personal account for the expenses of the shrine.
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