Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport

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First commercial flights since overthrow of Assad regime to begin from Tuesday, aviation chief says

Syria’s main airport in Damascus is to resume international flights after commercial trips were halted following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

“We announce we will start receiving international flights to and from Damascus international airport from [Tuesday],” the state news agency Sana reported, quoting Ashhad al-Salibi, the head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport.

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Photos show apparent evidence of external attack on AZAL aircraft – Euronews

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  1. Photos show apparent evidence of external attack on AZAL aircraft  Euronews
  2. ‘Lack of humanity’: Why Azerbaijan is angry with Russia over plane crash  Al Jazeera English
  3. Investigators meet in Brazil to extract data from black box of crashed Azerbaijani airliner  The Associated Press
  4. Azerbaijani Plane Crash Blamed on Russia: Black Box Probed  Newsweek
  5. The Downing of Flight 8243 Could Jeopardize Russia-Azerbaijan Relations  World Politics Review
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Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport – The Guardian

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  1. Syria to resume international flights at Damascus airport  The Guardian
  2. Syria to resume international flights from Damascus airport next week  Al Jazeera English
  3. Syria’s International Airport to Reopen as Government Presses for Stability  The New York Times
  4. Qatar Airways To Resume Syria Flights  Aviation Week
  5. International flights to resume at Syria's Damascus airport  FRANCE 24 English
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Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US

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Islamic State has urged followers to attack the US, and the attorney general has called the group a top security concern

The Islamic State (IS) threat on the US homeland has caused renewed concern as more details emerge about the man allegedly behind what the FBI is calling an “act of terrorism” in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 and injured scores more.

US citizen and army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was killed in the attack after driving into partygoers on Bourbon Street and engaging police in a gunfight. Found inside his rental truck was the infamous black flag of IS; it was later revealed he had pledged allegiance to the group in a series of videos posted to Facebook mere hours beforehand.

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Handshake-gate in Syria – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Handshake-gate in Syria  POLITICO Europe
  2. Kurds, women must be included in Syria's transition, European ministers say  Reuters
  3. French and German foreign ministers meet Syria’s new leaders in first high-level EU visit since Assad’s toppling  CNN
  4. Germany says EU will not finance Islamist structures  DW (English)
  5. Europe Tries to Build Ties With Syria and Cut Putin’s Influence  Bloomberg
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‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls – The New York Times

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  1. ‘The Interview’: Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls  The New York Times
  2. 'Where is the world'? Blinken decries lack of pressure for Hamas surrender in NYT interview  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Antony Blinken: ‘China has been trying to have it both ways’  Financial Times
  4. Blinken: After Oct. 7, I threatened to nix Biden visit if Israel didn’t let aid into Gaza  The Times of Israel
  5. Blinken recounts Gaza war, reveals threat that made Netanyahu approve aid to Strip  Ynetnews
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Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save – The New York Times

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  1. Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save  The New York Times
  2. Israel kills over 200 Palestinians in Gaza in 3 days as truce talks resume  Al Jazeera English
  3. Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin  Reuters
  4. IDF strikes over 100 Hamas terror targets in Gaza Strip over weekend  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 21, hospital workers say, as talks underway  The Associated Press
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