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Saudi Arabia announces Damascus area reconstruction project to clear rubble

A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus, June 4 [File: Louai Beshara/AFP]

Saudi Arabia has announced a new project to help with clearing rubble and doing reconstruction in Syria’s capital, Damascus, deepening the kingdom’s ties with the new authorities in Syria.

The state-backed King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre charity (KSRelief) said on Sunday that it would provide an aid package that would help clear an estimated 75,000 cubic metres of rubble from the capital and its surroundings.

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