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Middle East Economy · SyriaSyria and Saudi Arabia signed multibillion-dollar investment agreements on Saturday, including a major telecommunications project, a low-cost joint airline and an international airport in northern Syria. Syria is trying to improve its economy after a long war that killed nearly half a million people and caused widespread destruction. Most of the crippling Western sanctions on Syria were lifted after a new leadership took power following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December 2024, opening the way for investments to flow into the country.See the Story
Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals to boost economy
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Bashar Al-Assad · DamascusFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived at Tishreen Palace in Damascus on Thursday morning, February 5, 2026, for a meeting with Asaad al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Syria’s Transitional Government. The visit — Barrot’s second to Syria since the fall of the previous regime — marks the opening stop of a broader regional tour across the Middle East. On Wednesday, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Con…See the Story
Barrot in Damascus: Launching a Middle East Tour with Talks at Tishreen Palace
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