Ankara has no appetite for such adventures, amid hopes that a stable nation can emerge from the ashes of the Assad regime

Many Western carriers cancelled flights to swaths of the Middle East in recent months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Airlines, including Lufthansa, have announced plans to resume Middle East flights cautiously following a ceasefire agreement in the region.

Mediators say Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.

What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.

The ancient Rujm el-Hiri ('Wheel of Ghosts') site on the Golan Heights plateau in southwest Syria, is a marvel of a monument – previously thought to have originally served as an astronomical observatory of sorts.

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

London flights to Tel Aviv resume after Gaza ceasefire agreement - Airlines and travel companies cautiously welcome news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

The Iran-backed Houthis have stepped up their missile attacks, in recent weeks. The group says the attacks are part of their campaign aimed at pressuring Israel and the West over the war in Gaza.

With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.

Qatar, a mediator for the ceasefire, said the Gaza truce will take effect on Sunday at 6.30 GMT, while Israel continued its bombardment of the enclave.