Qatar Airways to resume flights to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria
The state-owned airline said flights to Iraq would resume later on Monday, while flights to Lebanon and Jordan will restart on July 1. Flights to Syria would resume on July 6, it added.
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