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Saudi Arabia pledges $2.9bn for Syria infrastructure, part of wider package
Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of the new Syrian government since the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December.
Syria and Saudi Arabia sign more than $6 billion in investment deals
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia announced 47 investment agreements, valued at over $6 billion, in Damascus on ...
In the southern Syrian city of Sweida, a tense pause after a bloody explosion of violence
For days, Sunni tribal warriors surrounded the Druze capital in southern Syria. Fighters drove around in off-road vehicles, ...
'Safe until it wasn't:' Spartanburg family recounts rescue from Syria
Gomez, Shokair, and their child had traveled to the city of As Suwayda earlier this month to visit family.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The ...
Mary Robinson: Gaza situation is ‘unconscionable’ and ceasefire is ‘utter urgency’
Former president Mary Robinson has said what is happening in Gaza is “unconscionable” and that there is an “utter urgency” ...
Asylum seeker who raped child, 12, in Birmingham 'could be deported'
Mohammed Wahid Mohammed told the victim it was 'not safe on the streets' and gave her a vape and crisps before raping her ...
France’s new prison regime for drug kingpins shines the spotlight on a possible successor to Macron
France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars. Justice Minister ...