Syria to sign 44 agreements worth nearly $6 billion with Saudi Arabia

(Reuters) -Syria will sign 44 agreements with Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth at nearly $6 billion, Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Moustafa said on Wednesday.

He spoke at a press conference as Damascus hosts a Saudi-Syrian investment conference attended by a top Saudi business delegation.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Writing by Menna Alaa El-Din, Editing by William Maclean)