Syria's new foreign minister had met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar's prime minister in Doha on Sunday.

The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus.

Syria's new Islamist rulers said on Sunday that U.S. sanctions on Syria were an obstacle to the war-torn country's rapid recovery and urged Washington to lift them during a visit by Syrian officials to Qatar.

The first international commercial flight since the fall of longtime dictator Bashar Assad landed Tuesday as Syria's main airport in the

International flights resumed from Syria’s main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since rebels toppled president Bashar Al Assad last month. A Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers left the capital at about 11.

The national airline of Qatar has announced that it will resume weekly flights to Syria 13 years after cancelling operations. Qatar Airways will offer three weekly flights between Qatar and Damascus, Syria, from Tuesday (7 January).

The fifth annual medical conference of the Syrian Medical Association was held in Qatar in an atmosphere filled with joy and

A Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers left the capital at around 11.45am for Sharjah airport in the UAE, marking the first international commercial flight from the airport since December 8, the official Sana news agency reported.

Syria's new foreign minister met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar's prime minister in Doha on Sunday, as Syria’s new de facto authorities under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, establish diplomatic ties with regional and global governments.

DOHA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Qatari Air Force plane carrying 23 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Damascus on Monday as part of Qatar's air bridge to support Syrians, the Qatar News Agency reported.

Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met today with the Foreign Minister of the new Syrian administration HE Asaad Al Shibani, who is visiting the country.