Damascus, Syria

In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again.
First Qatari Flight Lands In Syrian Capital Damascus After Nearly 13 Years
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.
International flights resume at Damascus airport
International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led forces toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month. On December 18, the first flight since Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad 10 days earlier took off from Damascus airport bound for Syria's second city Aleppo in the north,
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Damascus Airport
Some passengers aboard Qatar Airways plane arrive for first visit since before start of civil war in 2011; Royal Jordanian Airlines runs test flight to assess airport
Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew the former regime last month.
Syria: First international flight lands in Damascus since overthrow of Assad
The first international flight has landed in Syria since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last month. The flight from Qatar landed around 1pm at Damascus International Airport, according to AFP correspondents, the first from the Gulf state in 13 years.
Damascus Airport welcomes first international flight since Assad's ouster
On December 18, the first flight since Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad 10 days earlier took off from Damascus airport bound for Aleppo in the country's north, according to AFP journalists.
International Flights To Syria Resume Since Fall of al-Assad
A Qatar Airways plane became the first to land at Damascus airport since the ousting of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as Syria’s interim leaders hope to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the country.
Syrian families reunite as Damascus reopens international flights
Passengers at Damascus airport hugged their families and cried with joy on Tuesday (January 7), as international flights resumed for the first time since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last month.
First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria’s capital
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed at Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. Arab and Western countries that had cut off Syria are now beginning to restart diplomatic relations after a rebel offensive unseated the former president.
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.
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‘Thank God, the nightmare is over’: A Syrian returns home to Damascus to witness the celebration and struggle
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Damascus Uncorked: Syria Throws a New Year’s Party for the Ages
People set aside divisions and anxiety about the future to mark a once-in-a-lifetime moment of renewal.
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German, French foreign ministers meet Syria's new rulers in Damascus
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Fireworks light up night sky in central Damascus as Syrians celebrate arrival of new year post-Assad
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'Protect our people': Armed Syrian volunteers watch over Damascus
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‘Spite and Revenge’: Ousted Assad regime demolishes even war-surviving structures in Damascus
We’ve experienced Nakba,’ Mohammed Nazih Hanifa tells Anadolu of his former al-Asali neighborhood on Damascus' outskirts, ...
Inside Bashar Assad’s detention centers, where ‘death was the least bad thing’
The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.