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Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways Relaunches Direct Flights to Syria
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has relaunched direct flights to Syria following a 13-year pause, Syrian media reported on Thursday. As detailed by media, Syria's state news agency, the first flight from the Kuwaiti carrier touched down at...
Jazeera Airways Restarts Direct Flights to Syria
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) After more than a decade-long break, Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has restarted its non-stop service to Syria, as reported by Syrian outlets on Thursday. As per an official Syrian news outlet, the inaugural flight operated by the Kuwaiti...
Kuwait’s Jazeera airways resume flights to Syria in over than decade
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has recommenced direct flights to Syria following a 13-year suspension, according to reports from Syrian media on Thursday. The first flight operated by the airline landed at Damascus International Airport on...
AJet Resumes Flights Between Istanbul, Damascus
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, the inaugural flight from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport to Damascus, the Syrian capital, was successfully carried out in the post-Assad era. According to a release by AJet, daily round-trip services to...
Jordan, Syria Forge Deeper Energy, Water Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Jordan and Syria strengthened their partnership on energy and water resources during talks in Amman on Wednesday, aiming to boost bilateral collaboration in vital sectors. Jordan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh,...
Israel Engages in Secret Talks with Russia on Iran, Syria Amid Ceasefire
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has reportedly engaged in confidential discussions with Russia regarding Iran and Syria during the ceasefire agreement brokered with Tehran, according to a Wednesday report. An Israeli broadcaster, revealed that high-ranking...
Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability
Middle East Institute
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July 2, 2025
Syria witnessed a radical and wide-ranging transformation after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024. Almost immediately, questions arose as to whether Russia would be able to maintain its military bases and political influence in...
CSI Event at the UN Highlights Looming Crisis for Syrian Religious Minorities
EIN Presswire
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July 2, 2025
Experts Describe Violence Against Alawites, Druze, and Christians Which Has Been Ongoing for Months GENEVA, GE, SWITZERLAND, July 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “Despite some happy words at the beginning of this new interim constitution, it in...
Turkish AJet Relaunches Direct Flights to Damascus
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) In a significant step towards rebuilding regional connections, AJet successfully launched its inaugural flight from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport to Syria's capital, Damascus, on Wednesday—marking the first such journey...
Syria After Assad: Transitional Justice, Governance, and the Road Ahead
Middle East Institute
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July 1, 2025
With Bashar al-Assad ousted and Syria entering a new political chapter, what comes next for a country ravaged by war, repression, and sectarian divisions? Gonul Tol speaks with Steven Heydemann (Smith College) and Radwan Ziadeh (Arab Center...
Syria Hails Trump’s Move to Lift U.S. Sanctions
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Syria has warmly embraced a major executive decision by U.S. President Donald Trump, signed on Monday, which removes most American sanctions from the country. The Syrian government hailed this as a historic shift, with potential to drive...
Syria May Trade Golan Heights Claim
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Former militia leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who took control of Syria in the previous year, might relinquish Damascus’ longstanding claim over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in return for official diplomatic ties with West Jerusalem,...
Russia Plans Inviting New Syrian Leadership for Russian-Arab Summit
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia is planning to invite the newly formed Syrian leadership to participate in the inaugural Russian-Arab Summit scheduled for October, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov revealed on Tuesday. During a media briefing held in Moscow,...
Daughter of detained Syrian man appeals to UN Special Envoy for help
EIN Presswire
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July 1, 2025
Suleiman Khalil, former mayor of Sadad, has been held incommunicado since February 8. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The daughter of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of Sadad in Syria, has written to the UN Special...
Trump orders formal assessment of Syria's new president
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to scale back large portions of the long-standing sanctions regime against Syria and has ordered a formal reassessment of the terrorist designation applied to Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Islamist leader who...
Russia Hosts New Syrian Authorities at First Russian-Arab Summit
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia plans to extend an invitation to Syria’s new leadership for the inaugural Russian-Arab Summit, which is scheduled for October, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday. During a press briefing in Moscow, Peskov...
Trump inks executive order terminating majority sanctions on Syria
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 30 that lifts the majority of sanctions imposed on Syria, according to a White House statement. The order removes sanctions on Syria but continues to target former Syrian...
Trump Eases Syria Sanctions
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has significantly relaxed longstanding American restrictions imposed on Syria, scaling back much of the sanctions framework that had been in place for decades. In a notable shift, he has also called for a...
U.S. Starts Discussions with Israel, Syria on Potential Security Deal
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States has initiated "preliminary discussions" with both Israel and Syria regarding a potential security agreement, according to officials from the US and Israel who spoke with media on Monday. "We are having very soft...
US initiates discussions with Israel, Syria to make security deal
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States has initiated early-stage conversations with both Israel and Syria regarding a possible security arrangement, according to reports citing American and Israeli sources. A senior U.S. official described the current state...