Syria seeks investment in new era

Syria’s year-old transitional government is accelerating efforts to rebuild its war-battered economy.

Jack Dutton
Jack Dutton
Dec 10, 2025
An aerial view shows the destruction across Yarmouk camp, Damascus, Syria, on November 8, 2025. Established in 1957, Yarmouk was once the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria, but years of conflict left much of it in ruins. (Photo by Omar Albaw / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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This week, Qatar and Saudi Arabia announced a high speed railway network spanning 785 kilometers in a boost to countries’ economic diversification plans. Monday December 8, marked the one year anniversary since the dramatic overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, and we review what economic progress the Al Sharaa administration has made since coming into power. Meanwhile, Gulf countries Qatar and the UAE have made no secret of their ambitions to flood the market with LNG.

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