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Syrian Air Runs Third Flight Between Damascus, Kuwait

A photo published by Syrian Airlines on Facebook of passengers at Damascus Airport
A photo published by Syrian Airlines on Facebook of passengers at Damascus Airport
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Syrian Air Runs Third Flight Between Damascus, Kuwait

A photo published by Syrian Airlines on Facebook of passengers at Damascus Airport
A photo published by Syrian Airlines on Facebook of passengers at Damascus Airport

Syrian Airlines is set to run its third regular flight to Kuwait on Saturday August 20.

“As of August 20, flights to Kuwait will be three per week periodically,” according to the Syrian Transport Ministry.

Syria's Cham Wings announced additional flights from Damascus to Kuwait on August 14-28.

The first Syrian flight from Kuwait arrived in Aleppo International Airport on June 3, after a 10-year hiatus.

Cham Wings is the first Syrian airlines company and was established in 2007.

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At Least 15 Killed in Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church

A Syrian man reacts inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweila in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A Syrian man reacts inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweila in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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At Least 15 Killed in Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church

A Syrian man reacts inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweila in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A Syrian man reacts inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweila in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

At least 15 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday, security sources said.

Syria's interior ministry said the suicide bomber was an ISIS member. He entered the church, opened fire and then detonated his explosive vest, the ministry added in a statement.

A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two men were involved in the attack, including the one who blew himself up.

Syria's state news agency cited the health ministry as putting the preliminary casualty toll at nine dead and 13 injured.

Some local media reported that children were among the casualties.

A livestream from the site by Syria's civil defense, the White Helmets, showed scenes of destruction from within the church, including a bloodied floor and shattered church pews and masonry.

Syrian Information Minister Hamza Mostafa condemned the attack, calling it a terrorist attack.

“This cowardly act goes against the civic values that brings us together,” he said in a post on X. “We will not back down from our commitment to equal citizenship ... and we also affirm the state’s pledge to exert all its efforts to combat criminal organizations and to protect society from all attacks threatening its safety.”