Syria and Iraq have resumed direct flights to Russia, restoring air links that were suspended amid political upheaval in Damascus and the war in Iran, Russian media reported.

Syrian Airlines will begin operating regular direct flights between Damascus and Moscow starting Aug. 16, Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport announced…

LONDON: The Syrian Arab Republic’s national carrier is reopening flight routes to Europe, Russia and Saudi Arabia within weeks of one another, part of a broader effort to rebuild…