Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris met Syria's president in Damascus to resolve investments he lost under the Assad regime

Billionaires Africa | 26.06.2026 19:22
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus on Wednesday, according to Syrian state television, in what appears to be the opening move in Sawiris's effort to resolve years of outstanding financial claims in a country that cost him dearly under the previous regime.