Syrian Communications Minister Abdel Salam Haikel told CNBC in Arabic: STC Saudi Arabia won the "Silk Link" project with a commitment to invest a billion dollars. Completion of site studies for the "Silk Link" project, the start of the upcoming drilling work and the appearance of the first results of the project about 18 months after the start of execution. The "Silk Link" project strengthens Syria's position as a regional communication corridor across Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea. Zain wins a global competition for a mobile operating license worth about 750 million dollars, not including investments and other obligations.

Syrian Communications Minister Abdel Salam Haikel told CNBC in Arabic: STC Saudi Arabia won the "Silk Link" project with a commitment to invest a billion dollars. Completion of site studies for the "Silk Link" project, the start of the upcoming drilling work and the appearance of the first results of the project about 18 months after the start of execution. The "Silk Link" project strengthens Syria's position as a regional communication corridor across Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea. Zain wins a global competition for a mobile operating license worth about 750 million dollars, not including investments and other obligations.