Syria News » Damascus News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Damascus struggles to assert control in southern Syria amid ISIS threat, Druze tensions
Southern Syria is particularly complex for several reasons. One reason is the continued Israeli raids along the border.
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: ICAO lifts 13-year warning on Syrian airspace, opening door to more flights
The decision allows airlines and aviation authorities to reassess routes over Syria, although individual countries’ restrictions remain in place and European safety guidance continues.
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Syria welcomes ICAO decision to withdraw airspace warning after 13 years
Syria welcomed a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to withdraw a 13-year-old warning concerning Syrian ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Syria says UN aviation agency withdraws 13-year-old airspace warning
Withdrawal of 2013 advisory could encourage international airlines to reassess flight operations over Syria, says civil aviation chief | Anadolu ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: 25 injured in traffic accidents and fires over past 24 hours across Syria
Twenty-five people were injured in traffic accidents and fires across several Syrian governorates over the past 24 hours, as ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Syria’s aviation revival gathers pace with new routes, airport projects
DAMASCUS: Syria’s civil aviation sector is moving beyond the restoration of suspended international routes toward a broader rebuilding of its air transport network, with foreign airlines returning, ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Israel quietly lifts block on night flights at Syria's airports
Regional officials say Israel had previously threatened to shoot down aircraft testing navigation systems at Damascus airport, delaying their activation for months ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Syria airspace traffic surges 375% as Gulf airlines reroute flights amid Middle East conflict
A Syrian Airlines Airbus A320 near one of the gates of the main terminal at Damascus International Airport, with the air traffic control tower behind it, Damascus, Syria, May 31, 2026. Syria's General ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: US removes Syria from arms export ban as Washington draws closer to Damascus
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import US weaponry, a step that is part of a ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's capital, killing at least 9 people
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a popular cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria's Health Ministry said. The explosion near ...
News Syria » Damascus » Traffic: ‘People don’t have money’: Syrian fuel hikes deepen economic pain
Higher diesel and petrol prices are pushing up transport and food costs across an already impoverished Syria.