Xinhua
06 Aug 2026

(260805) -- DEIR AL-ZOUR, Aug. 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait to receive passport checks after the first direct commercial flight from Kuwait landed at Deir al-Zour International Airport in Deir al-Zour province, eastern Syria, Aug. 5, 2026. The first direct commercial flight from Kuwait landed Wednesday at Deir al-Zour International Airport in eastern Syria, marking the return of international commercial air services to the airport after more than a decade. (Str/Xinhua)