On 13 October 2026, Syria’s General Establishment of Free Zones signed eight investment contracts with four local, Arab and foreign companies in the Al-Tanf and Al-Yarubiyah free zones on the Syrian-Iraqi border, covering about 625,000 square metres.
Four contracts cover Al-Tanf (about 500,000 sq m, southeast Homs Governorate) for industrial and logistics activities, and four cover Al-Yarubiyah (about 125,000 sq m, Hasakah Governorate) for commercial and service hubs. Activities include oil and derivatives trading, manufacturing, storage, transit and integrated logistics.
The contracts in the Al-Tanf and Al-Yarubiyah free zones aim to position Syria as a logistics hub linking Iraq and the Gulf with Syrian ports and Turkish and European markets, supporting the national economy.