Saudi Arabia Launches Damascus Reconstruction Project
Saudi Arabia has unveiled new humanitarian initiatives in Syria, including a major project to remove wartime rubble from Damascus and its surrounding areas.
The announcement follows investment deals worth billions of dollars aimed at helping rebuild the country’s war-damaged infrastructure.
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At a ceremony in Damascus on Sunday, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) signed an agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Emergencies and Disaster Management to clear more than 75,000 cubic meters of rubble, with plans to recycle at least 30,000 cubic meters.
Syrian minister Raed Al Saleh said rubble continues to obstruct relief and reconstruction efforts, while unexploded remnants of war pose dangers to civilians.
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The agreements also cover the reconstruction of 34 schools across Aleppo, Idlib, and Homs provinces, the supply of equipment for 17 hospitals, the rebuilding of 60 bakeries, and the rehabilitation of water and sewage networks in Damascus.
KSrelief president Abdullah Al Rabeeah said the projects aim to “address urgent humanitarian needs” and ease the suffering of Syrians after years of conflict.
The initiatives come as Syria’s new government, which assumed power after Bashar Al Assad’s ouster in December, seeks foreign partnerships to finance reconstruction. In July, Saudi Arabia pledged $6.4 billion in investment and partnership deals with Damascus.
The UN estimates Syria’s reconstruction costs at over $400 billion, underscoring the scale of the challenge.
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