Saudi Arabia officially entered the investment scene in Syria after months of waiting, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a move analysts see as a significant push from Riyadh to accelerate the recovery of Syria’s collapsed economy.

The new Syrian government is focusing its efforts on investing in the tourism sector for the 2025 season, aiming to generate revenue for a state treasury seeking diverse resources to help revive the economy.

As U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on May 13, 2025, the outlines of what is being called “Deal of the Century 2” partially emerged during his tour of the three Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.

As Trump’s May 2025 visit to Saudi Arabia nears, and with normalization stalled by the Israeli war on Gaza, Washington is offering “rewards” in return for the kingdom’s expected trillion-dollar deal.

While Iran warned several regional countries that any support for a potential U.S. strike would be seen as a “hostile act” with “serious consequences,” one country was notably absent from the list: Saudi Arabia.