Syrian state media says the government has signed agreements worth $14 billion with regional and international companies for 12 investment projects They include the modernization of the international

Syria secured financing to modernise the fleet of national carrier Syrian Airlines with Airbus planes as it redevelops Damascus International Airport, as interest from foreign investors in its post-war economy increases.

The new Syrian government has announced the country's largest foreign investment deal in years, with $14 billion to modernise infrastructure. The funding will go towards upgrading Damascus airport and the revival of a long-abandoned plan to construct a metro system in the capital,