Syrian Transport Minister Tests Damascus Airport Road With a Cup of Water

Syrian Transport Minister Ya‘rub Badr used a cup of water to check the smoothness of the road serving Damascus International Airport during a field inspection.

Badr placed the cup on the dashboard of a car that he drove himself, using the water’s movement as a simple indicator of how even the road surface was.

The test was intended to assess the quality of work carried out on the road, putting the minister behind the wheel for a firsthand check.

The account did not specify the outcome of the experiment or provide technical measurements of the road’s condition.