KSA is probably the country that has invested the most in Syria after the liberation of Syria and the removal of the Al-Assad regime.
There is new news appearing quite frequently as well and new deals signed. Not sure if AI has the correct overlook of it all.
Just yesterday:
Colombia being cucks? Strange as they have a large and succesful Arab community. Literally their most famous person, Shakira (Arabic name) has an Arab father.
Wonderful and symbolic death sentences for the criminals:
Many high-ranking former regime criminals have been caught though and sentenced to death. Others will likely follow such as the false former "Grand Mufti" criminal.
Saudi investors and companies committed approximately
$8.4 billion across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, energy, aviation, and industry. This funding represents large-scale investments from major Saudi firms and consortiums into diverse fields.
Major Investments by Sector
Energy and Oil & Gas
- ACWA Power: Water and desalination projects
- ADES Holding: Oil and gas operations
- TAQA: Oil and gas energy services
- Arabian Drilling: Oil and gas drilling services
- ARGAS: Geophysical services for oil and gas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Infrastructure and Transport
- STC Group: Telecommunications and fiber infrastructure
- Elaf Fund / BinDawood Holding consortium: Airports and aviation infrastructure
- Flynas: Commercial aviation and airline services [1, 2, 3]
Industry and Materials
- Riyadh Cables: Electrical cables and industrial supplies
- Al-Fayhaa Cement: Cement and construction materials [1]
Finance, Retail, and Services
- Ethraa Holding: Retail and real estate
- Saudi real-estate investors: Real estate development
- Saudi financial institutions and investment firms: Banking and finance
- Saudi healthcare companies: Healthcare sector
- Saudi agricultural companies: Agriculture and farming
- Saudi tourism and hospitality companies: Tourism and hospitality management [1]
More related news:
SEC signs PPAs for solar and BESS projects with Saudi firm
August 21, 2026
Syrian Electricity Company (SEC), Syria’s state-owned electricity utility, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Saudi construction company Mohammed A. Al-Harfi, for the development of three solar power plants with a combined capacity of 760 MWp and battery energy storage system (BESS) totalling 1,077 MWh. The three solar parks will be constructed in the Wadiyan al-Rabi area in rural Damascus and will be connected to a 400 kV transmission line.
Furthermore, the initiative, named Shams Al-Sham, forms part of the Syrian government’s strategy to increase the share of renewable energy in the national power mix and improve grid stability. The development follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Al-Harfi and Syria’s General Establishment for Electricity Transmission and Distribution (PE-TDE) for a 210 MW solar project, supported by a BESS with 827 MWh capacity.
In October 2025, the PE-TDE of Syria signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi companies Al-Harfi and Sakalko to develop solar and wind projects. These projects will have a cumulative capacity of up to 500 MW. Additionally, the PE-TDE signed a PPA with the Syrian-Turkish company Syrian-Turkish Energy Company to procure 100 MW of solar power.
Syrian Electricity Company (SEC), Syria’s state-owned electricity utility, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Saudi construction company Mohammed A. Al-Harfi, for the development of three solar power plants with a combined capacity of 760 [...]
renewablewatch.in
Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
QASMISHLI: Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi on Thursday said the integration of the Kurdish administration within Syria’s state institutions was complete, marking the end of the Kurds’ long-held dream of autonomy.
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They should not be fully trusted (politicians/leadership) but nevertheless a welcome step.
Iran must admit what it has done to Syrians before any mediation — FM Shaibani
- Shaibani says during Pakistan visit Syria is studying whether to join Makkah defense pact
- Syrian FM says US mediating with Israel as Damascus seeks end to strikes, rules out war
ISLAMABAD: Iran would first have to acknowledge what it had done to Syria and its people before any future Pakistan-led mediation could help restore ties between Damascus and Tehran, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani said on Thursday.
Shaibani was speaking to journalists in Islamabad during his first official visit to Pakistan since the December 2024 overthrow of Bashar Assad, whose government was a close Iranian ally.
Tehran provided Assad with extensive military and financial support during Syria’s nearly 14-year civil war, including through Iran-backed armed groups that fought alongside government forces.
Asked whether Islamabad, which has mediated between Iran and the United States during their recent conflict, could play a similar role between Damascus and Tehran, Shaibani said no such proposal had been made during his visit.
“We are, of course, very happy and proud of the historic role that was played by Pakistan in the mediation between the USA and Iran, and the breakthrough that has come in an appropriate time to stop this war,” he said through an interpreter.
“In this visit, there was no offering of mediating between Iran and Syria,” he added. “In the future, if the causes of such mediation or such talk with Iran are in place, and if Iran recognized and admitted what it has done to Syria and to the Syrian people, and if Pakistan is willing to have a role in such talks, so we have no problem.”
Shaibani said diplomacy with Tehran was not permanently off the table but relations could not move toward an exchange of visits until Iran addressed its role in Syria under Assad.
“Diplomacy has no limits,” he said. “So when we see that such a scenario fits into the interest of the Syrian state and the Syrian people, and there are genuine justification of that and a real solution for what Iran has done to our people in the past 14 years, so this might happen.”
MAKKAH DEFENSE PACT
Shaibani said Syria was also studying whether to join a new joint defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, but had not yet taken a decision.
The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, signed by the three countries on Aug. 7, stipulates that an armed attack against one of its members would be considered an attack against all three.
“As for the Makkah Agreement, we observed this agreement just as did all other countries, and we understand that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are very important countries in the region,” Shaibani said.
“Of course, we are studying our options,” he continued. “We don’t have a decision right now whether to join or not to join this alliance. This is something that will be kept for the future.”
His comments came amid renewed tensions with Israel, which carried out eight airstrikes on Syria’s Abu Al-Duhur air base this week, damaging its runway and storage areas. Israel said the strikes were intended to prevent a potential deployment of Turkish forces at the facility, while Türkiye denied it had personnel there.
Shaibani accused Israel of seeking to prevent Syria from stabilizing and rebuilding since Assad’s overthrow and said it had violated the 1974 Disengagement Agreement by advancing into the buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces.
“The relationship with Israel is tense,” he said, adding: “Israel is seeking not to give space to Syria to have stability in the country or to rebuild the country.”
But Shaibani said Damascus did not want another war and that US mediation was underway to de-escalate tensions and seek a security agreement between Syria and Israel.
“We want to reconstruct the country, we want the stability of Syria and the region, we don’t want to go into war with Israel, and we want Israel to stop its aggression against Syria,” he said.
Asked whether Syria could eventually join the Abraham Accords, under which several Arab states established relations with Israel, he said it was too early to discuss a strategic agreement while Israeli attacks continued.
“In order to get into any strategic agreement, we need to have an appropriate environment for discussing any future relations,” he said. “Right now, all of our concern is to stop the aggressions of Israel against Syria.”
Shaibani also described Türkiye, a major supporter of Syria’s new administration, as an important “partner and ally” and said Damascus wanted Ankara to play a role in the country’s reconstruction.
“Our relationship with Turkiye is in the open, it’s very clear, and it’s not secret,” he said, adding that Syria was a sovereign country that would choose its alliances and partnerships according to its national interests.
PAKISTAN-SYRIA TIES
In response to a question about Syria’s relations with Pakistan, Shaibani said his visit had opened the way for expanded cooperation between Islamabad and Damascus, with the two sides agreeing to revive their Joint Ministerial Commission and work toward restoring direct flights.
Both countries also agreed to establish a Pakistan-Syria Business Council, hold an investment forum in Damascus and exchange military, economic and trade delegations, he said.
Shaibani met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir during the visit.
Pakistan reaffirmed its support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, while the two sides discussed cooperation in trade, investment, defense, education and people-to-people exchanges.
Shaibani said the two countries also intended to raise their diplomatic representation to ambassadorial level, adding that formal diplomatic representation had never been interrupted.
“The most important thing in any relationship is to have the political will and the good intentions to improve these relations, and to have mutual respect and joint interests or common interests in order to have a healthy relationship,” he said.
“That’s what we have found today in our meetings with all the Pakistani officials. We found that we are on the same page, we have the same concerns, and we have the same goals, and we want to improve this relationship.”
ISLAMABAD: Iran would first have to acknowledge what it had done to Syria and its people before any future Pakistan-led mediation could help restore ties between Damascus and Tehran, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani said on Thursday. Shaibani was speaking to journalists in...
www.arabnews.pk
