Jordan and U.S. to join meeting on rebuilding Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) -Jordan is to host a meeting with U.S. and Syrian officials on Tuesday to discuss supporting the rebuilding of Syria after more than a decade of conflict and the ouster of former leader Bashar al-Assad by an Islamist-led rebellion in December.

Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani and the U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack will attend, Jordan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

On Wednesday, Damascus signed 12 agreements worth $14 billion, including a $4…