Qatar to provide Syria with monthly payments for salaries, minister says
CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) - Qatar is set to provide Syria with $29 million monthly for three months that can be extended to pay salaries, the Syrian finance minister said in a statement on Wednesday.
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