ANKARA, TÜRKİYE - DEC. 24, 2024: Syria needs everything to take a new beginning, the Turkish minister of transportation and infrastructure said, adding that Türkiye has prepared an action plan for repairing and rebuilding the war-torn country's airports, bridges, roads, and railways. Syria has five airports, two of which have recently been operational, Damascus and Aleppo, Abdulkadir Uraloglu said at a press conference in the capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, noting that these airports require significant improvements. Damascus Airport handled approximately 100,000 trips last year, while Aleppo managed between 50,000 and 60,000, the minister said, adding that a Turkish team checked airports and discovered that there is no radar system. "There is an air radar application that we use on our mobile phones. imagine, they were trying to manage it from that mobile phone application," he said. Computers from the 1990s are still used at these airports, and there are no proper X-ray devices, detectors, or anything else, he explained. He added that the runways are seriously aging and that the first flight to Damascus and Aleppo was entirely on the pilots' initiative, in other words, without any system and under visual conditions. "So our friends made a determination, and then we have put forward an action plan," he said. The minister said Türkiye will take action to revive Damascus Airport in the first phase. He said, “There are parts of the railways that go from Türkiye to Hijaz; they have not been operated for a long time. we will quickly identify them and take a position to ensure the integrity of the railroad up to Damascus in the first place. “We sent passenger trains there in 2009-2010. There is infrastructure there, but only in certain regions." However, in the past, some railway parts were stolen in certain regions, such as Iraq, and the same situation may be seen in Syria, he said. (Footage by Muharrem Cam/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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TAPE: EF01/0383 IN_TIME: 22:45:14 DURATION: 3:49 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various - 4 May 2001 SHOTLIST: Damascus, Syria 1. General view of Hijaz Square 2. Picture of former President of Syria Hafez Al-Assad 3. Madhat Dahsa Street where the Pope will visit three churches 4. Close up of street sign 5. Church and Omayad mosque 6. Al-Maryamia Church, which Pope will visit 7. Various interiors of church 9. Patriarch Oghnatios Hazeem 10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Patriarch Oghnatios Hazeem "Christianity should be asked here and not outside this region. Since the Pope is coming from Rome to here, nobody should think that Christianity in Rome is primary and that it is secondary here just because the number of Christians here is less. Christianity started here and then spread to the rest of the world." 11. Cutaway picture of Christ 12. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Patriarch Oghnatios Hazeem "The Pope's opinion is very important to us. We are looking for somebody who respects our suffering. I think this visit is very important for the whole Middle East region." 13. Various shots of people hanging welcome banners for the Pope 14. Portrait of Pope being placed on wall 15. Various of preparations inside Al Abbassyeen stadium 16. Workers cleaning street and planting flowers Golan Heights 17. General view of Golan Heights 18. General view of damaged Orthodox Church 19. Shots inside showing damage 20. General view of heavily damaged Golan Hospital 21. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Hilal Al-Atrash, Governor of Quneitra "Syria is a peaceful country and a country which loves peace and security. Syrians are looking forward to the Pope's historic visit so he can see what our country is suffering from Israeli occupation." 22. Various of Israeli-Syrian border STORYLINE: The Syrian capital Damascus is preparing for the visit of Pope John Paul II in the latest stage of his six day pilgrimage retracing the steps of St. Paul - the first leader of the Christian Church. The Pope will celebrate mass in the Al Abbassyeen stadium on Sunday. The Pope will also visit Quneitra in the Golan Heights and see heavily war damaged buildings including the Orthodox Church and the Golan Hospital on Monday when he will hold a prayer service. The Pontiff began his pilgrimage in Athens, Greece on Friday with a sweeping statement of regret for "sins of action and omission" against Christian Orthodox that includes the sacking of the ancient centre of Greek Byzantium. The declaration - long awaited by Orthodox leaders - could provide a new foundation for the Pope's attempt to encourage dialogue between the two estranged branches of Christianity.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.

The city is located in the Hijaz region in western Saudi Arabia. The distance from Mecca, the first holy city, is about 443 kilometers. Medina is also the Holy City for Muslims. The city of Medina is very busy every year, because this city is always visited by pilgrims from all over the world, the city's economy is always growing because of transactions that come from all over the world. especially hotels and malls which are always visited by both pilgrims and the surrounding community.