Damascus

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

SalamAir celebrates launch of flights to Erbil, Damascus

Thu, 22 Oct 2026

SalamAir celebrated its expanding regional network with new routes from Muscat to Erbil and Damascus. Flights to Erbil will begin on October 25, 2026, while services to Damascus will launch on October 28, marking the first time an Omani airline has operated the route.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Damascus to boost tourism with five-star hotel, large mall

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

The Syrian Ministry of Tourism finalised contracts with Rotana Star Contracting and Westfield Sons for a major Kafr Sousa project in Damascus, featuring a five-star hotel and Mall Alarab, set to be the city’s largest commercial and service mall.