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Egypt's Sisi Presides over Inauguration of King Salman Int’l University in Sharm El-Sheikh

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided over the inauguration of the King Salman University in Sharm El-Sheikh. (SPA)
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided over the inauguration of the King Salman University in Sharm El-Sheikh. (SPA)
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Egypt's Sisi Presides over Inauguration of King Salman Int’l University in Sharm El-Sheikh

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided over the inauguration of the King Salman University in Sharm El-Sheikh. (SPA)
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided over the inauguration of the King Salman University in Sharm El-Sheikh. (SPA)

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi presided on Saturday over the inauguration of the King Salman University in the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The ceremony was attended by Governor of the Tabuk region Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and several ministers and senior officials.

Sisi and Prince Fahd toured the university and were briefed on its construction process.

King Salman International University is among the major projects aimed at developing the Sinai Peninsula. The university boasts 15 faculties distributed among its three branches in El-Tor, Ras Sedr, and Sharm El-Sheikh and can accommodate 30,000 students, reported local Egyptian media.

Sisi inaugurated several other projects during his visit to Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Türkiye's AJet to Start Flights to Syria's Damascus

A United Nations airliner is pictured on the tarmac of the closed Damascus International Airport on December 11, 2024, three days after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP)
A United Nations airliner is pictured on the tarmac of the closed Damascus International Airport on December 11, 2024, three days after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP)
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Türkiye's AJet to Start Flights to Syria's Damascus

A United Nations airliner is pictured on the tarmac of the closed Damascus International Airport on December 11, 2024, three days after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP)
A United Nations airliner is pictured on the tarmac of the closed Damascus International Airport on December 11, 2024, three days after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. (AFP)

Turkish Airlines subsidiary AJet said it will start flights to Damascus International from Istanbul and Ankara airports in mid-June.

AJet said in a statement that flights from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport will begin from June 16.

Flights will initially take place four times per week before operating daily from July, it added, Reuters reported.

Flights to Damascus from the Turkish capital Ankara will start from June 17, three-times per week, the carrier also said.

Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Damascus in January after a 13-year suspension.

Türkiye, a close ally of the new government in Damascus, has pledged to support the country's reconstruction.

Ankara has already helped with the improvement and maintenance of Syria's airports, the Turkish transport minister has said.