Pakistan, June 1 -- Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it will join forces with Qatar to provide financial support to Syria's state employees, signaling a renewed commitment to aid the war-torn country's reconstruction efforts.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud made the announcement during a press conference in Damascus alongside his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shibani. While the exact amount of funding was not disclosed, the move follows Qatar's recent efforts to bankroll Syria's public sector.

This development comes weeks after the United States, under President Donald Trump, unexpectedly lifted economic sanctions on Syria's Islamist-led government, which ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad in Decemb...