...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...crisis.
According to Hammoud, the last flight to Syria will take place on Sunday; it is a schedule flight from Moscow to Damascus International Airport.
Does that include Iranian cargo shipments? I thought not
The Syrian Transport Minister did not provide any details regarding the time frame that Syria would be closed off to air transport.
The minister added that an additional period was given to all airports that were decided to close, and this was not surprising, and training courses were suspended for all workers in the Ministry of Transport.