Syria will soon rejoin the Swift international payment network, the Financial Times reported, as the country gradually ...

In addition to the ban, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. “I must act ...

In addition to the ban, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from ...

About 452,000 people aged 62 and older had student loans in default, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...

For months, many Syrians and Syria watchers had worried that the United States might never lift its sanctions. Washington ...

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The World Bank says that approximately $15.5 million Syria owed the International Development Association has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. IDA, the World Bank Group’s fund for the poorest ...

(MENAFN) Syria has been reinstated as eligible for financial assistance from the World Bank after Saudi Arabia and Qatar settled its overdue payment of USD15.5 million, the institution revealed on ...

Pakistan, May 17 -- On Friday, May 16, 2025, the World Bank confirmed that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have cleared Syria's outstanding debt of $15.5 million, allowing Damascus to access new loans.

The World Bank has confirmed that Syria is now eligible for new financial aid after Saudi Arabia and Qatar paid off the country’s outstanding debt of $15.5 million. The announcement was made on Friday ...