Syrian President al-Sharaa Pitches Damascus Real Estate and Tourism to Investors

President Ahmad al-Sharaa held meetings with foreign businessmen to attract investment to Syria's shattered economy, pitching opportunities including a proposed $250–300 million luxury hotel project in Damascus. The outreach was part of the transitional government's broader strategy to attract Gulf and international capital to Syria's reconstruction, leveraging the regime change's geopolitical reset and the easing of US sanctions. Al-Sharaa positioned Syria as an emerging market with untapped potential in real estate, tourism, and energy transit — drawing on Syria's historical role as a Levantine crossroads.