The country, now in its 11th year of war, was designated earlier in June as one of the world’s 20 “Hunger Hotspots” by FAO and the WFP; now opposition-held Idlib residents fear that Russia’s veto at the UN could close their only aid border crossing

Aleppo airport reopens after Israeli airstrike: damage caused by Tuesday's raid had forced the diversion of all flights, including aid deliveries to war and earthquake zones, to Latakia and Damascus airports

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited rebel-held areas of northwestern Syria devastated by last month's earthquake for the first time since the disaster

A delegation of senior Arab parliamentarians met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, another sign of thawing after more than a decade of isolation over the conflict in Syria

Over 160 aid planes have arrived in the country since the earthquake disaster; Syria continues to receive international aid, with 17 planes landing at Damascus, Latakia, and Aleppo over the weekend