Iraq and Syria have reopened airspace and resumed flight operations after precautionary closures, easing disruption across regional aviation networks

Over a decade after Syria agreed to dismantle its arsenal, international inspectors have uncovered scores of previously hidden chemical weapons materials.

Syria, represented by the General Authority for Fish Resources and Aquatic Life, took part in the 14th session of the Scientific

By Feras Dalatey and Joanna Plucinska DUBAI/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Syria recorded nearly 12,000 aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more than a decade.

Dozens of previously undeclared chemical bombs and rockets left over from when then-President Bashar Assad ruled Syria have been found in the country in the past few weeks, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a report Wednesday.

The Council decided to extend restrictive measures targeting the former al-Assad regime by one year, until 1 June 2027, while de-listing seven entities.

The last month has marked a dramatic turn in the history of Syria, a nation racked by years of civil war that only ended in December 2024.

Water levels of the Euphrates River in northern and eastern Syria have risen, causing flooding over the past two days.

The development is widely viewed as a reaffirmation of the Vatican’s commitment to maintaining its diplomatic presence in Syria. Unlike many Western countries that closed their embassies and withdrew from the country during the conflict, the Holy See kept its Apostolic Nunciature in Damascus operational throughout the war.