International commercial flights have resumed at Damascus airport, for the first time since the ouster of Basshar al Assad by Islamist-led rebels. Some of the Syrians waiting to welcome their loved ones home had spent more than a decade apart from each other. It's a positive development for Syria's new leaders; many are hoping it will help put the country's economy back on its feet, after it has been crippled by Western sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.

Video. On 7 January, Qatar Airways made the first international commercial flight to Damascus since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria's Damascus International Airport will begin receiving international flights starting Tuesday, Ashhad al-Salibi, chairman of the Syrian.

Syria's Damascus International Airport will begin receiving international flights starting Tuesday, Ashhad al-Salibi, chairman of the Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport,...