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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to fund salaries of Syrian state workers
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani (not pictured), in Damascus, Syria May 31, REUTERS Listen to article Saudi Arabia to provide financial support with Qatar to Syria's state employees, Saudi foreign minister says Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Saturday that the kingdom will jointly offer with Qatar financial support to state employees in Syria. "The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria," Bin Farhan said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus. He did not provide details on the size of the financial support to be provided by Riyadh and Doha. However, it echoes a similar move by Qatar to bankroll Syria's public sector. His visit comes few weeks after the US made a surprise announcement on lifting sanctions on Syria's Islamist-led government which overthrew former leader Bashar al-Assad in December. US President Donald Trump made the decision during his recent visit to the Middle East and said it was at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, whose country was a main advocate for the lifting of sanctions. The European Union also recently lifted economic sanctions on Syria. Bin Farhan referred to his country's role in helping to lift economic sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would continue to be one of the main backers to Syria on its path to reconstruction and economic recovery. He said he was being accompanied by a high-level economic delegation from the kingdom to "hold talks [with the Syrian side] to bolster aspects of cooperation in various fields". Several visits would then follow in the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to discuss investments in energy, agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, he said. The Syrian leadership is seeking to strengthen ties with Arab and Western leaders following the fall of Assad at the hands of Ahmed al-Sharaa's Sunni Islamist group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. It hopes a flow of aid and investments by Gulf neighbors following the lifting of economic sanctions would help it rebuild a state shattered by conflict. Syria's Sharaa is set to visit Kuwait on Sunday upon an invitation by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, citing a source in the Syrian president's office. Sharaa is set to discuss joint cooperation in various economic and political aspects in his first official visit to Kuwait, the source said.
The Star
2 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Saudi Arabia to provide financial support with Qatar to Syria's state employees, Saudi foreign minister says
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani (not pictured), in Damascus, Syria May 31, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Saturday that the kingdom will jointly offer with Qatar financial support to state employees in Syria. "The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria," Bin Farhan said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus. He did not provide details on the size of the financial support to be provided by Riyadh and Doha. However, it echoes a similar move by Qatar to bankroll Syria's public sector. His visit comes few weeks after the U.S. made a surprise announcement on lifting sanctions on Syria's Islamist-led government which overthrew former leader Bashar al-Assad in December. U.S. President Donald Trump made the decision during his recent visit to the Middle East and said it was at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, whose country was a main advocate for the lifting of sanctions. The European Union also recently lifted economic sanctions on Syria. Bin Farhan referred to his country's role in helping to lift economic sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would continue to be one of the main backers to Syria in its path for reconstruction and economic recovery. He said he was being accompanied with a high-level economic delegation from the kingdom to "hold talks [with the Syrian side] to bolster aspects of cooperation in various fields". Several visits would then follow in the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to discuss investments in energy, agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, he said. (Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Writing by Menna Alaa El-Din and Jaidaa Taha; Editing by Toby Chopra)
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Saudi Arabia to provide financial support with Qatar to Syria's state employees, Saudi foreign minister says
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani (not pictured), in Damascus, Syria May 31, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar Saudi Arabia to provide financial support with Qatar to Syria's state employees, Saudi foreign minister says CAIRO - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Saturday that the kingdom will jointly offer with Qatar financial support to state employees in Syria. "The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria," Bin Farhan said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus. He did not provide details on the size of the financial support to be provided by Riyadh and Doha. However, it echoes a similar move by Qatar to bankroll Syria's public sector. His visit comes few weeks after the U.S. made a surprise announcement on lifting sanctions on Syria's Islamist-led government which overthrew former leader Bashar al-Assad in December. U.S. President Donald Trump made the decision during his recent visit to the Middle East and said it was at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, whose country was a main advocate for the lifting of sanctions. The European Union also recently lifted economic sanctions on Syria. Bin Farhan referred to his country's role in helping to lift economic sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would continue to be one of the main backers to Syria in its path for reconstruction and economic recovery. He said he was being accompanied with a high-level economic delegation from the kingdom to "hold talks [with the Syrian side] to bolster aspects of cooperation in various fields". Several visits would then follow in the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to discuss investments in energy, agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, he said. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Middle East Eye
3 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Saudi top diplomat to make rare trip to occupied West Bank
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan will visit the occupied West Bank this weekend, making him the highest ranking Saudi official to visit in almost 60 years, the Palestinian Authority (PA) revealed on Friday. Bin Farhan will lead a ministerial delegation comprised of his counterparts in Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab nations, the Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia told local media, adding that the trip is intended to convey the centrality of the Palestinian cause to Arabs and Muslims. The move appears similar to the trip bin Farhan organised to Washington in the early months of Israel's war on Gaza, in a bid to showcase a united Arab front in support of a ceasefire. It also appears to be an attempt at lending credibility to the PA as an alternative to Hamas in Gaza, despite the PA's plummeting popularity among Palestinians. The trip is rare and unusual, given that the last time a Saudi official visited Ramallah, he had been appointed a non-resident ambassador to Palestine. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Nayef al-Sudairi arrived just weeks before the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, and before him, King Faisal had visited in 1966. Those attacks were intended to and indeed derailed Saudi-Israeli normalisation talks, Hamas officials revealed over the course of the war. With the kingdom being the de facto leader of the Arab world, it can set an agenda with the kind of influence few of its neighbours possess - and normalising with Israel would have likely dashed ambitions for Palestinian statehood. Since 2023, Saudi Arabia has made it clear that normalisation would only be pursued with a clear pathway to a Palestinian state. Earlier this year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Israel's now 19-month-long war on Gaza a "genocide", echoing assessments by the United Nations and countless rights organisations, among other leading historians and experts. More than 54,000 Palestinians have been killed so far, with some experts believing the figure to be a significant undercount. Next month, a meeting in New York co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France is expected to outline the necessity of establishing a Palestinian state, and rebuild support for the concept of the two-state solution, a plan outlined in the 1993 Oslo Accords. Several European nations have recently recognised the state of Palestine, including Ireland, Spain, and Norway.
Jordan News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Bin Farhan: Delivering Aid to Gaza Requires an Immediate Ceasefire - Jordan News
Bin Farhan: Delivering Aid to Gaza Requires an Immediate Ceasefire Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Wednesday that it would be difficult to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip without a ceasefire, emphasizing the urgent need to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible. اضافة اعلان Al Saud added, in a press statement following U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, that everyone needs to work toward achieving a ceasefire in Gaza as quickly as possible. He noted that Washington and Riyadh had agreed on ending the war in Gaza and securing the release of all detainees. He also pointed out that defense cooperation between Washington and Riyadh will support Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions. Syria Al Saud stated that Riyadh will support economic recovery in Syria, affirming that Saudi support for Syria will advance further following the lifting of U.S. sanctions. He added that Saudi Arabia's support for Syria is expected to witness significant progress once the American sanctions are lifted. Nuclear Talks Al Saud said that Saudi Arabia fully supports the nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran and hopes for positive outcomes.
