The World Bank said Friday that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, clearing Damascus to take out new loans. Saudi Arabia and Qatar had announced plans last ...

On Friday, May 16, 2025, the World Bank confirmed that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have cleared Syria's outstanding debt of $15.5 ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The World Bank Group announced on Friday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria’s ...

P resident Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, May 13, that he plans to end the U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria, which have ...

The president's administration showed few signs of offering easy progress, but the removal of crippling sanctions give ...

Trump ends Middle East tour with $2T in deals, key policy shifts on Syria and Gaza, and bold new steps to reshape U.S.

President Trump met with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and urged him to expel "Palestinian terrorists" from the ...

Qatar also served as host of the negotiations ... groups led by al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stormed Damascus and ended the 54-year rule of the Assad family. Trump said he decided ...