Syrian pilgrims fly to Saudi Arabia for haj as ties thaw | REUTERS

Direct flights from government-controlled parts of Syria to Saudi Arabia resumed, allowing Syrian pilgrims to head straight from Damascus to Jeddah to perform the haj for the first time in more than a decade.

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