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Damascus resumes civilian aviation with flights connecting Syria, Gulf countries

The first flight departed on Tuesday morning for Sharjah, UAE, while a separate aircraft arrived from Doha, the first civilian flight from Qatar in 13 years. The resumption of air travel follows the collapse of the previous regime in December and signals potential warming ties between Syria's new government and its Gulf neighbours. Syria recently held talks with Qatar breaking years of diplomatic freeze between the two nations.