Saudi Firms Agree to Rebuild Syrian Aviation and Mobile Networks

City lights stretching inland from the coast in Latakia, Syria.

Photographer: Omar Albaw/AFP/Getty Images

Saudi firms have struck deals to help support Syria’s telecommunications and aviation industries, as the country looks to rebuild core infrastructure after years of war.

Among the partnerships are those to upgrade its internet infrastructure, renovate an airport in the north of the country and establish a new airline.