Syria Daily News Briefing for 2026-08-27

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• 💰 The 63rd Damascus International Fair opened with about 1,000 participants from 60 countries, featuring economic, cultural, and scientific events, and agreements with Turkey and Saudi Arabia to develop infrastructure and energy sectors. The fair witnessed significant government and international participation, media coverage, launch of partnership projects, investment promotion, and international calls to lift sanctions. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6], [Source 7], [Source 8], [Source 9], [Source 10], [Source 11], [Source 12], [Source 13], [Source 14], [Source 15], [Source 16], [Source 17], [Source 18], [Source 19], [Source 20], [Source 21], [Source 22], [Source 23], [Source 24], [Source 25], [Source 26], [Source 27], [Source 28], [Source 29], [Source 30], [Source 31], [Source 32], [Source 33], [Source 34], [Source 35], [Source 36], [Source 37], [Source 38], [Source 39], [Source 40], [Source 41], [Source 42], [Source 43], [Source 44], [Source 45], [Source 46], [Source 47], [Source 48], [Source 49], [Source 50], [Source 51], [Source 52], [Source 53], [Source 54], [Source 55], [Source 56], [Source 57], [Source 58], [Source 59], [Source 60], [Source 61], [Source 62], [Source 63], [Source 64], [Source 65], [Source 66], [Source 67], [Source 68], [Source 69], [Source 70], [Source 71], [Source 72], [Source 73], [Source 74], [Source 75], [Source 76]
• 🌍 A UN Security Council session on Syria included interventions emphasizing Syria’s openness, its removal from terrorism lists, support for reconstruction efforts, humanitarian response, rejection of Israeli attacks, and international support for stability and transitional justice. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5], [Source 6], [Source 7], [Source 8], [Source 9], [Source 10], [Source 11], [Source 12], [Source 13], [Source 14], [Source 15], [Source 16], [Source 17], [Source 18], [Source 19], [Source 20], [Source 21], [Source 22], [Source 23], [Source 24], [Source 25], [Source 26], [Source 27], [Source 28], [Source 29], [Source 30], [Source 31], [Source 32], [Source 33], [Source 34], [Source 35], [Source 36], [Source 37], [Source 38], [Source 39]
• 💰 Deputy energy ministers held a meeting with the Saudi Business Council delegation to discuss joint projects in energy, water, electricity, sanitation, mining, and infrastructure with company officials. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🤝 Ratwat pointed to Syria’s need for investment to shift from humanitarian aid to development, stressing the government’s efforts for stability with international support, and noted that refugee returns, improvements in agriculture, energy, and transport are positive indicators. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3]
• 🤝 Two new voluntary return convoys departed from Idlib and Azaz camps to towns and cities, with government and international organization support and supervision. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🏢 Syria and Saudi Arabia signed two MoUs in the fields of railways and roads, attended by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa and the Saudi Minister of Transport, to develop infrastructure, enhance digitalization and safety, involve the private sector, and facilitate trade exchange. - [Source 1], [Source 2], [Source 3], [Source 4], [Source 5]
• 💰 The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria conducted the first electronic payment with Mastercard after 15 years, aiming to reconnect Syria’s payment system and advance electronic transactions with QNB and Mastercard. - [Source]
• 🌍 The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs discussed technical cooperation and national capacity development with the Independent Commission on Missing Persons, stressing coordination. - [Source]
• 💰 The Minister of Agriculture discussed with the World Bank’s regional director for Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iraq, ways to develop cooperation to attract agricultural investment in Syria and restructure the sector with World Bank support. - [Source 1], [Source 2]
• 🏢 The Ministry of Transport awarded the rehabilitation of the Nasib–Damascus highway to a Kuwaiti company to develop the M45 road, aiming to enhance safety, reduce costs, and boost trade and transit between Syria and Jordan. - [Source 1], [Source 2]