Aid from the kingdom’s charity KSRelief will also help rebuild dozens of schools and bakeries throughout Syria.Published On 7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025Saudi Arabia has announced a new project to help with clearing rubble and doing reconstruction in Syria’s capital, Damascus, deepening the kingdom’s ties with the new authorities in Syria.The state-backed King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre charity (KSRelief) said on Sunday that it would provide an aid package that would help clear an estimated 75,000 cubic metres of rubble from the capital and its surroundings.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAbdullah Al Rabeeah, who leads KSRelief, said at an event in Damascus that the charity was “honoured to inaugurate a number of humanitarian projects for the Syrian people”, including those focusing on health, food security and education.The aid will also help rebuild 34 schools in Aleppo, Idlib and Homs, reconstruct dozens of bakeries, and rehabilitate sewage and water infrastructure in Damascus.In a post on X, Syria’s Minister for Disaster Management Raed al-Saleh said the agreements signed between the two countries would enhance “humanitarian response efforts and reconstruction in Syria, affirming the strength of the humanitarian and brotherly relations between our two countries”.Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf countries have been providing economic support to Syria since the fall of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad late in 2024 after a 13-year civil war.In late July, Riyadh pledged $6.4bn in investment and partnership deals with Syria.The southern and eastern parts of Damascus sustained heavy damage during the fighting, with entire neighbourhoods being reduced to rubble. The new authorities in Damascus have sought international investment to kick-start the country’s economy. Advertisement According to its website, KSRelief has or …
