The Rukban district is around 300 kilometers from Damascus, and one of the last remaining hard to reach places.
A large humanitarian aid convoy has managed to reach the remote area and distribute supplies to 40,000 people.
According to National News Agency WAM, it's been billed as the biggest aid operation in Syria to be carried out by the UN.
It took two months to put together, with a journey lasting nine days, involving more than 300 people and 130 trucks.
Saudi Arabia orders Iranian military attache, embassy staff to leave
Saudi Arabia informed Iran's military attache, his assistant and three members of the embassy staff that they must leave the kingdom within 24 hours after being declared persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturday, citing what it described as continued Iranian attacks on Saudi territory.
Trump says US considering 'winding down' Iran war; Natanz nuclear facility attacked
President Donald Trump said the US was considering "winding down" its military operation against Iran, as Iran and Israel traded attacks on Saturday and Iranian media said the nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz had been attacked.
Ukraine says talks on resolving war to continue in US on Sunday
Ukrainian and US negotiators trying to move towards a settlement of the four-year war pitting Kyiv against Moscow opened their latest round of talks in Florida on Saturday, with more discussions planned through the weekend.
Trump threatens to send ICE to airports over funding impasse
US President Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to US airports on Monday if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety.
Former FBI chief Robert Mueller dies aged 81
Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 US election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at age 81.
