Syria, Damascus International Airport and Assad

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of al-Assad
The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.
International commercial flights resume at Damascus airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed at Damascus airport on Jan. 7.
First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria's capital
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. Jordanian state-run Petra news agency reported that a Royal Jordanian Airlines plane departed for Damascus on a test flight.
First Qatari Commercial Flight In Almost 13 Years Lands In Damascus: AFP
The first Qatari commercial flight in nearly 13 years landed in Damascus on Tuesday, AFP correspondents said, as international traffic resumed at Syria's main airport nearly a month after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad.
Video: LIVE: Syria’s Damascus airport to resume operating international flights
Syria’s Damascus airport to resume operating international flights Damascus airport in Syria will resume operating international flights. Qatar Airways plane will land for the first time after 13 years of suspension.
Germany Calls For Cool Heads Over Syria Handshake Snub
Berlin on Monday advocated a pragmatic approach to Syria's transitional government after the new leader in Damascus declined to shake the hand of visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
Middle East Eye21hOpinion
Syria after Assad: Paris and Berlin have no ethical lessons to offer Damascus
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German interior minister: Some Syrians in Germany may have to return
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Europe will not fund Islamist rule in Syria, warns Germany
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Middle East Latest: Germany and France Seek a 'New Beginning' With Syria
The German and French foreign ministers are heading to Damascus to send what the German minister said is a clear signal that ...
Europe ‘will not fund Islamist rule,’ Germany tells Syria’s new leaders
Western nations have been cautious in their approach to Syria’s Islamist leaders, but are now debating whether to remove the ...
Germany's foreign minister in Syria after Assad overthrow
Germany's top diplomat Annalena Baerbock is to meet members of Syria's rebel-formed transition government, after former ...
Gulf Times2dOpinion
Hypocrisy, double standards: Germany’s foreign policy towards Israel and Syria
Germany’s foreign policy, especially as represented by its current foreign minister, exposes an unsettling contradiction that ...
Syrian Refugees in Germany Are Glad They Can Visit Home. But Just Visit.
The more than one million Syrians who fled to Germany have celebrated the end of war in their homeland, but some fear it ...
Kurds, women must be included in Syria's transition, European ministers say
All Syrian groups, including women and Kurds, must be involved in the country's transition if Damascus wants European support ...
France and Germany will judge Syria's new regime 'by its actions'
In Damascus, French and German foreign ministers Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock called for a 'peaceful and rigorous' transition with de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
France President Macron alleges Musk 'intervenes directly in elections, including Germany'
President Emmanuel Macron accused Elon Musk of interfering in elections worldwide, backing reactionary movements. Macron also ...