Pakistan, July 24 -- DAMASCUS - Saudi Arabia signed major investment and partnership agreements worth $6.4 billion with Syria on Thursday, aiming to help reconstruct the country's infrastructure and vital sectors devastated by over a decade of civil war. The deals were announced at the Syrian-Saudi Investment Forum held at the Damascus presidential palace, attended by senior officials including interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih revealed that 47 agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed, with $2.9 billion earmarked for infrastructure projects, including the construction of three new cement factories crucial for rebuilding efforts. Saudi telecommunications companies pledged over $1 bil...