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Damascus holds first investment conference since Assad overthrow

Syria's new leader presents the summit as an opportunity for rebuilding business links with international partners after years of conflict

Syrian Arab News Agency

Hundreds of investors, executives and senior officials attended the Damascus International Fair on Wednesday

Investors from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and across the Middle East are in Syria this week for the war-weary country’s first major economic conference since the overthrow of former President Bashar Assad.

The new Syrian leader, President Ahmad al-Sharaa, opened...