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First Qatar Airways flight since Assad's fall lands in Damascus, carrying diplomatic delegation

Published: 23 Dec 2024 - 12:58 pm | Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024 - 01:53 pm
The first Qatar Airways flight to Damascus since the fall of the Assad Regime. Photo taken from a video released by Al Araby TV.

The first Qatar Airways flight to Damascus since the fall of the Assad Regime. Photo taken from a video released by Al Araby TV.

Doha, Qatar: A Qatar Airways diplomatic flight lands in Damascus on Monday, December 23, 2024, marking the first international flight from Qatar to land at the Syrian capital's airport since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime.

Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the arrival of HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heading a high-level official Qatari delegation to Damascus. 

Al-Ansari added through his account on X platform that the delegation arrived to hold a series of meetings with Syrian officials, embodying Qatar's firm position in providing all support to their brothers in Syria.