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Global flight considering that al-Assad’s elimination lands in Syria

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Qatar Airways flight lands at Damascus International Airport, bring nationals returning after years away.

The very first worldwide business flight considering that the fall of previous Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has actually landed at the Damascus airport.

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport on Tuesday, welcomed by the guests’ family members and pals inside a terminal structure.

Ashad al-Suleibi, head of Syria’s Air Transport Authority, stated Qatar had actually offered help in restoring the airport, which had actually experienced years of disregard in addition to sustaining damages from routine Israeli air campaign.

“There was a great deal of damage from the [al-Assad] routine to this dynamic location and this vibrant airport and likewise the Aleppo airport,” he stated.

Lots of guests were Syrian nationals returning for the very first time in more than a years.

Osama Musalama, who originated from the United States, stated it was his very first check out considering that before the civil war that began in 2011.

“I lost hope that I would return to Syria,” he stated. “We were waiting on this minute and lost hope, however thank God now the nation is back to its individuals.”

vacation Passengers wear adopted flags by the new Syrian rulers at the arrival terminal of Damascus airport, as Qatar Airways becomes the first international airline to announce the return of international flights at Damascus airport after 13 years of its suspension, in Damascus, Syria, January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Passengers use flags embraced by the brand-new Syrian rulers at the arrival terminal of Damascus airport [Yamam Al Shaar/Reuters]

Independently, Jordanian state-run Petra news company reported that a Royal Jordanian Airlines airplane left for Damascus on a test flight.

The head of Jordan’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Haitham Misto, who was on board the flight with a group of professionals, stated that the objective was to examine the technical condition of Damascus airport before resuming routine flights.

Because the lightning rebel offensive that fell al-Assad a month earlier, Arab and Western nations that had actually cut off relations with the previous federal government have actually been resuming diplomatic relations with Syria’s brand-new de facto authorities, headed by Ahmed al-Sharaa of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

‘Security, stability, sovereignty’

Syria’s brand-new foreign minister, Asaad al-Shibani, has actually taken a trip to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in current days. The Gulf nations are most likely to be essential to moneying Syria’s restoration after almost 14 years of civil war that preceded al-Assad’s ouster.

On Tuesday, al-Shibani took a trip to Jordan to consult with his equivalent in Amman. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry stated the authorities were set to talk about “systems of cooperation in numerous locations consisting of borders, security, energy, transport, water, trade and other essential sectors”.

Under al-Assad’s guideline, Jordan had actually been a primary channel for smuggling extremely addicting Captagon amphetamines produced in Syria into Gulf states, which was a point of stress in between the 2 nations.

Syria’s brand-new authorities have actually made a program of punishing the Captagon trade, taking apart previous factories in places consisting of the Mezzeh air base in Damascus, a vehicle trading business in Latakia and a factory that as soon as made treat chips in the Damascus residential area of Douma.

vacation Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi shake hands during a press conference as they meet in Amman, Jordan January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi shake hands throughout an interview as they fulfill in Amman, Jordan [Alaa Al Sukhni/Reuters]

“The brand-new circumstance in Syria has actually likewise ended the hazards that formerly threatened the security of the Kingdom [of Jordan]with regard to drugs and Captagon, and we promise that this thing has actually ended and will not return once again,” al-Shibani stated in a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi.

Al-Safadi stated that his nation supports the Syrian individuals as they work to “reconstruct their homeland on the structures that maintain its security, stability, sovereignty and unity and meet the rights of its individuals”, including that Jordan is “prepared to offer electrical energy to our bros instantly, and we are likewise all set to interact to supply gas”.

Syria, targeted by rigid Western sanctions, has actually remained in an extended recession. Syrians get just a couple of hours of state-provided electrical energy every day.

Independently, al-Shibani stated at the joint press conference that the authorities in Syria are anticipated to establish an inclusive committee to get ready for a “nationwide discussion conference” to talk about the future of the nation.

He stated that the interim authorities had actually at first planned to hold the conference in early January, however rather, “we selected to form a broadened preparation committee” that would fulfill at an undefined date.

The committee would “consist of males and females … able to completely represent the Syrian individuals” throughout “all sectors of Syrian society and provinces”, the foreign minister stated.

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