Syria Ministry of Tourism confirms contracts for five-star hotel and Mall Alarab project in Damascus, targeting private investment and tourism
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Syria attracts $28bn in new investments as UAE, Saudi and Qatar drive regional projects
Syria secured $28bn in investments in H1 2025, with major UAE, Saudi and Qatari companies launching multi-billion-dollar projects
Aviation
Syria signs $4bn deal with Qatar-backed consortium to rebuild Damascus Airport as regional aviation hub with 90,000 jobs
International consortium led by Qatar’s UCC Holding to redevelop Damascus International Airport in Syria with 31m passenger capacity, new fleet, and advanced infrastructure
Air Arabia
Air Arabia resumes direct flights between Sharjah and Damascus
Customers can book their direct flights between UAE and Syria through Air Arabia’s website, by calling the call centre, or through travel agencies
Damascus
flydubai resumes daily Damascus flights
flydubai flights to Damascus will operate daily from Terminal 2, Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Aviation
Emirates to resume Dubai to Damascus flights
Emirates flights from Dubai to Damascus were suspended in 2012 and resume this month
Aviation
Dubai’s flydubai resumes flights to Damascus
The flight marks the start of flydubai’s daily service to Damascus, restoring air connectivity between the UAE and Syria after nearly 12 years
Aviation
Saudi Arabia’s flynas launches Riyadh to Damascus flights to boost Syria tourism
Flynas to launch Riyadh to Damascus flights to boost Saudi-Syria connectivity
Damascus
Flydubai to launch flights to Damascus, Syria after 12 years
Flydubai to resume UAE to Syria flights ahead of Eid Al Adha 2025
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UAE companies take part in Damascus trade fair
Delegation of around 40 businessmen from the UAE arrived in Damascus, according to state media
Aviation
Return of Iraq-Syria flights postponed: Damascus
Syrian transport ministry on Saturday said it had been informed of the ‘decision to postpone the trip of two Iraqi Airways planes today… until further notice’
Abu Dhabi
In pictures: Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov meets Abdullah Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
Meeting in Abu Dhabi comes amid growing Turkish and Iranian influence in the region due to an absence of an influential Arab role in Syria
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Video: ‘I nearly drowned, now I dream of Olympic glory’
A Syrian refugee has stunned swimming experts by learning how to swim in just 12 months and is now training for the 2020 Olympics.
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UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years
Emirati flag was raised again during a ceremony attended by diplomats and journalists on Thursday
Bashar al-Assad
Syrians in government areas vote in first local polls since 2011
Seven years since the last vote, the conflict has killed more than 360,000 people, forced millions more to flee, and left the economy in tatters
Bashar al-Assad
ISIL begins quitting last pocket of Syria’s capital
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used a combination of military pressure and evacuation deals in recent months to recapture territory around the capital from his armed opponents
air strikes
UAE has “deep concerns” over escalating developments in Syria
Statement expresses support for strikes but stresses need for a political solution to conflict
