Saudi tanker with 90,000 tons of crude oil arrived in Syrian port

(Patria) - A Saudi oil tanker carrying 90,000 tons of crude oil arrived in the Syrian port of Baniyas as part of a Saudi grant to support local needs, the Syrian state news agency announced on Monday, Reuters reported.

The port received the first batch of 650,000 barrels of the Saudi grant on Monday, while the second batch of one million barrels will arrive on November 23, the state news agency quoted the head of the Syrian Oil Company as saying.

In September, the Saudi Fund for Development announced that it would grant Syria 1.65 million barrels of crude oil.

Saudi Arabia and other regional powers are renewing ties with Syria after the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad, increasing financial aid and reconstruction support as part of broader regional normalization efforts.