The toppling of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad has been great for Mohammad al-Badawi. For Haytham Joud business has ...

The rapid opening-up of Syria has seen a geographical shift in economic power, stoking tensions in the ethnically and ...

The country's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa faces a tricky tradeoff when it comes to securing the country.

Middle East was the source of some rare positive news on Sunday when Qatar and Saudi Arabia announced that they would be ...

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The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy ...

The payment of Syria's outstanding loans could help the country regain World Bank support and financing, which has been ...

In a significant move towards Syria’s recovery, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to pay the country's outstanding debt to ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar say they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move that is likely to make the ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria's debt to the World Bank totalling roughly $15 million, according to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency. Both Gulf ...

Apart from that, Riyadh and Doha called on international and regional financial institution to "promptly resume and expand their development engagement in Syria" ...