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A Saudi economic delegation headed by Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih arrived at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic in Damascus to sign several agreements. Sana

Saudi Arabia to sign Syria investment deals in sectors from aviation to property

The kingdom's Minister of Investment Khalid Al Falih leads delegation to Damascus on Saturday

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As Syria rebuilds, artisans of Damascus fear their crafts could be left behind

Lebanon and Syria sign deal to repatriate more than 300 prisoners to Damascus

Rise and fall of Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Kurdish commander all but abandoned by the US

Kurdistan's Prime Minister calls for 'sustainable solution' for Syria's Kurds

France tells Syria fighting ISIS is ‘priority'

Iraq is moving to prevent the return of ISIS in a new form



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