A video shared on X purports to show former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visiting his aunt’s home in Moscow, Russia. Verdict: False The claim is false, as the video shows al-Assad visiting a wounded member of the Syrian Army in Hama in 2017.
A post shared on X claims that Qatar Airways closed its offices in Pakistan. Verdict: False There is no evidence Qatar Airways closed its offices in Pakistan. Fact Check: Qatar also resumed flights to Syria following the collapse of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s government,
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has landed at the Damascus airport. The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport on Tuesday, greeted by the passengers’ relatives and friends inside a terminal building.
Qatar Airways has resumed flights to Syria after cancelling operations 13-years-ago, with weekly flights to Doha and Damascus — encouraging tourists to return to the country
Could the return of Qatar Airways to Damascus tempt other international airlines to put the Syrian capital back on the route map?
Qatar Airways resume flights to Syria after 13 years - Commercial flights between Doha and Damascus will fly from Tuesday
The clarification comes after reports surfaced suggesting that the Qatari national carrier had closed its offices in Pakistan as part of cost-cutting initiatives. However, Qatar Airways confirmed that these reports were false, emphasizing that their services in the country have not been affected.
Sham took power from Assad on Dec. 8 in a lightning offensive and have since installed an interim government that has promised a 400% salary increase for public sector workers.
A Qatar Airways plane became the first to land at Damascus airport since the ousting of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as Syria’s interim leaders hope to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the country.
DAMASCUS/DOHA - Qatar is planning to help finance a massive boost in public sector wages promised by Syria's new government, a U.S. official and a senior diplomat said, vital assistance to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus a month after they toppled Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syria's strongman president Bashar Al-Assad.
The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.