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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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Syrian Security Forces Detain Cousin of Toppled Leader Assad

A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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Syrian Security Forces Detain Cousin of Toppled Leader Assad

A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A giant picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground as a Syrian opposition fighter stands nearby, inside the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday.

Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United States in 2023 for leading a paramilitary force backing Assad's army and for trafficking drugs including the amphetamine-like drug captagon, Reuters said.

Bashar al-Assad was toppled by the opposition factions in December and fled to Moscow. Most of his family members and inner circle either fled Syria or went underground.

Syria’s new security forces have been pursuing members of the former administration - mainly those involved in the feared security branches accused of rights abuses.

Rights groups have called for a fully-fledged transitional justice process to hold them to account.