Tag: Syria development fund

Washington : US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US has ended the development fund for Syria, urging "rich countries" to pay instead. In a tweet, Trump said "the US has ended the ridiculous $230 million yearly development payment to Syria." "Saudi Arabia and other rich countries in the Middle East will start making payments instead of the US," he said. "I want to develop the US, our military and countries that help us!" Earlier on Friday, the US State Department said that the fund, which was targeted to support the...