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• UN calls for free and fair polls in Syria
• Saudi crown prince, Iraqi PM discuss future of Damascus
DAMASCUS: The first flight since the ouster of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country’s north.
Forty-three people including journalists were on board the Syrian Air plane.
Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as a lightning rebel offensive launched on Nov 27 wrested city after city from his control.
His army and security forces abandoned Damascus airport on Dec 8, and until Wednesday no flights had taken off or landed.
Meanwhile, the UN envoy to Syria called for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, as he voiced hope for a political solution for Kurdish-held areas.
• Saudi crown prince, Iraqi PM discuss future of Damascus
DAMASCUS: The first flight since the ouster of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad took off on Wednesday from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country’s north.
Forty-three people including journalists were on board the Syrian Air plane.
Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as a lightning rebel offensive launched on Nov 27 wrested city after city from his control.
His army and security forces abandoned Damascus airport on Dec 8, and until Wednesday no flights had taken off or landed.
Meanwhile, the UN envoy to Syria called for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, as he voiced hope for a political solution for Kurdish-held areas.






