Sharjah 24 – AFP: Flights were to resume from Aleppo Friday after repairs were carried out to Syria's second largest airport following an Israeli air strike earlier this week.

Damage to the main runway in Tuesday's raid had put the airport out of service but the transport ministry said repairs had now been completed and the airport was ready to reopen.

In a statement carried by the state SANA news agency, the ministry said that air traffic would resume from midday (0900 GMT).