The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed on Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. A Royal Jordanian Airlines plane departed for Damascus on a test flight to evaluate the technical condition of the airport before resuming regular flights.
Following the recent lightning rebel offensive that unseated Assad, Arab and Western countries have been reopening diplomatic relations with Syria’s new de facto authorities, led by the Islamist former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Syria’s new foreign minister has been engaging in diplomatic visits to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan to strengthen ties and discuss cooperation in various sectors.
