Saudi Arabia pledges $2.9bn for Syria infrastructure, part of wider package | Syria’s War News

Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of the new Syrian government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December.

Saudi Arabia has said it will invest approximately $3bn in real estate and infrastructure projects in Syria, the latest economic lifeline to help usher in a new chapter in the nation, devastated by a nearly 14-year civil war.

The $2.9bn investment is part of a broader $6.4bn in deals, Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday at a conference in Damascus.

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