{"id":15947,"date":"2025-04-15T20:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15947"},"modified":"2025-04-15T20:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:48:08","slug":"saudi-arabia-pays-syrias-world-bank-arrears-in-landmark-shift-toward-post-assad-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/15\/saudi-arabia-pays-syrias-world-bank-arrears-in-landmark-shift-toward-post-assad-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Pays Syria\u2019s World Bank Arrears in Landmark Shift Toward Post-Assad Era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"372\"><strong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"372\">Watan-<\/strong>In a surprising and unprecedented move since the fall of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime, diplomatic sources revealed that Saudi Arabia has taken official steps to pay off Syria\u2019s overdue debts to the World Bank\u2014seen as a clear signal of Riyadh\u2019s shifting stance toward the new Syrian regime led by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"718\">According to a report by Reuters, Saudi Arabia has begun procedures to finance part of Syria\u2019s arrears\u2014amounting to approximately $15 million\u2014owed to the World Bank. This step is considered essential to enable international institutions to disburse grants and aid aimed at supporting the public sector and reconstruction efforts in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"1067\">This marks the first publicly announced instance of Saudi Arabia financing Syria since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. 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\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646.. \u0641\u0647\u0644 \u0646\u062d\u0646\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J1vfs76hhC\">pic.twitter.com\/J1vfs76hhC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1912160233624920201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"79855d4c-15b4-4674-a9be-1d041655d945\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Saudi Steps Toward Syria Signal Shift in Gulf Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1396\">This initiative is expected to pave the way for increased financial and political cooperation between Damascus and Riyadh, especially after the failure of previous Gulf-led initiatives\u2014such as Qatari funding earmarked for Syrian public sector salaries, which was frozen due to legal uncertainties related to U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1698\">The report indicates that Saudi Arabia is taking measured but deliberate steps toward supporting stability in Syria, particularly in light of waning Western interest in the Syrian file and the severe financial crisis facing Damascus, which is grappling with an acute shortage of foreign currency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1996\">Gulf sources note that Saudi support is still in its \u201ctechnical and financial\u201d phase, but it signals a major political shift in Riyadh\u2019s perception of the Ahmad Al-Sharaa government, which is now viewed as a \u201cconsensus leader\u201d capable of reintegrating Syria into the Arab fold under new terms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2255\">Analysts believe this Saudi move could mark the beginning of a broader strategy to re-engage Gulf influence in Syria, moving away from isolation and boycotts\u2014and possibly laying the groundwork for a shared regional political role in Syria\u2019s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a surprising and unprecedented move since the fall of Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s regime, diplomatic sources revealed that Saudi Arabia has taken official steps to pay off Syria\u2019s overdue debts to the World Bank\u2014seen as a clear signal of Riyadh\u2019s shifting stance toward the new Syrian regime led by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. According to a report &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[3400,4851],"class_list":["post-15947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-ahmad-al-sharaa","tag-syria-world-bank"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Saudi Arabia Pays Syria\u2019s World Bank Arrears in Landmark Shift Toward Post-Assad Era - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saudi Arabia has started paying off Syria\u2019s World Bank debts\u2014marking the first financial engagement since Assad&#039;s fall.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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