(250529) -- DAMASCUS, May 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C, Rear) observes the signing of memoranda of understanding by Ramez Al-Khayyat (L, Rear), CEO of UrbaCon Trading and Contracting, and Syria's energy affairs chief Mohammed al-Bashir (R, Rear) in Damascus, Syria, on May 29, 2025. Syria signed a series of memoranda of understanding with international energy companies on Thursday to develop five major power projects, as part of efforts to rebuild its war-damaged infrastructure and accelerate the country's post-war recovery, state news agency SANA reported. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
