Macron’s Damascus visit signals French bid for influence in new Syria, analysts say
LONDON(RAHNUMA): French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is being widely hailed as historic, making him the first European Union leader to visit Syria since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar Assad in late 2024. For a country emerging from about 14 years of war, diplomatic isolation and economic freefall, the symbolism might be unmistakable. […]
Syria to launch direct Damascus-Amsterdam flights in July
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian Airlines will operate its first flight from Damascus to Amsterdam in the first week of July, the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport has confirmed. Flights between European cities — except Moscow — and the Syrian Arab Republic were suspended during the 13 years of civil war, which ended in 2024. […]
Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus
DAMASCUS(RAHNUMA): The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former President Bashar Assad opened in Damascus Sunday. Atef Najib, a former Syrian army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad, appeared in the courtroom to face charges related to “crimes […]
Germany reopens embassy in Damascus after 13-year closure
Damascus, March 20 (IANS) Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus after a 13-year closure, Syrian media reported on Thursday, coinciding with a visit by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Baerbock’s trip, her second to Syria since the collapse of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2024, saw the reopening of the diplomatic mission. […]
Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport
Damascus, Jan 4 (IANS) Syria’s Damascus International Airport will begin receiving international flights starting Tuesday, Ashhad al-Salibi, chairman of the Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, announced Saturday. Al-Salibi told Syria’s SANA state news agency that the authorities are in the process of fully rehabilitating the airports in Damascus and the northern […]
Israeli strikes hit Damascus
Damascus, Feb 29 (IANS) Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry.
