UAE and Syria trade doubles to record 1.4 billion dollars
UAE-Syria non-oil trade hit $1.4 billion in 2025 as ties warm. Emaar studies $19 billion in projects while Etihad resumes flights to Damascus next month.
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The United Arab Emirates saw non-oil trade with Syria rise 132% to a record $1.4 billion in 2025. The surge follows a decade of frozen relations and the recent lifting of major Western sanctions on Damascus. Gulf investors are now competing for multibillion-dollar infrastructure and energy projects as the Syrian economy reopens.
