Tourism

Damascus International Airport has resumed flights after being hit by an Israeli airstrike on October 12, while the Aleppo International Airport remains - at the moment of publishing - out of service after coming under Israeli fire twice, on October 12 and October 14. It appears flights in Aleppo airport will resume Wednesday 18, since two flights to Erbil and Sharjah are  scheduled that day, according to Flightradar24. 

Syria's Prime Minister Hussein Arnous recently inaugurated several projects in Aleppo in the electricity, housing, tourism, and grains sectors.

President Bashar Al-Assad’s handshake with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on September 22 marks a significant step in Syria’s reintegration into the global diplomatic sphere. Despite much fanfare, however, it is unlikely that promises by China's foreign minister Wang Yi’s “to take ties to a new level” will materialise into investments in Syria’s cash-strapped economy, given the recent decrease in China’s footprint in the country and Syria’s distressed business environment.

From new tour operators bringing foreign tourists to Syria to recent developments in tourism projects in Tartous, Lattakia or Palmyra; is the tourism industry having momentum?

State sources recently announced that Syrian Airlines plans to establish a joint venture with an unknown private company to invest, manage, and operate its activities and those of the Damascus Airport.

New projects and investments in the tourism, banking, and agriculture sectors in Deir-ez-Zor highlight the government's increased interest in the province, a strategic centre for Tehran.