Syria Reopens Air Corridor, Airlines Resume Flights

0:00It's March 5th, here's your global news in two minutes. Syria has reactivated an air corridor from Aleppo toward the Mediterranean Sea, opening it up for foreign airlines in its own national carrier. Officials with the Civil Aviation Authority say this provides a safe path for planes arriving and leaving Aleppo International Airport with operations slowly picking back up. The route is open to any airline that meets international safety rules, not just Syrian Air. We have also reopened airspace pass in northern Syria, heading toward Turkey after safety checks and reviews of the area. The first Syrian air flight took off from Aleppo to Istanbul on Thursday and landed without issues. A trip to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is set for Friday and they are looking at adding more spots like Riyadh. Meanwhile, Royal Jordanian plans to fly the new Mediterranean route from Amman to Aleppo on Friday as part of bringing back regular flights step by. Across the Middle East, big airports like those in Doha and Dubai remain mostly closed

1:04for a six-day straight due to U.S. and Israeli strikes on. Iran and the counter-attacks that followed. Syria stands a bit apart now, with the Assad regime gone late last year, Iranian forces out and U.S. bases pulled last February. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Some people meditate, I just lay down and press play, s-o-l-i-sali-pilo.com.