Saturday, 25 July 2020_The United Nations has stressed that all countries must respect the safety of civilian air travel, referring to the recent harassment of an Iranian passenger plane by a pair of American warplanes.
Wednesday, 22 July 2020_Official results from Syria’s parliamentary election show that the country’s ruling party and its allies have managed to secure a majority in the legislature.
Monday, 13 July 2020_Russian air defenses have repelled a drone attack launched by unidentified militants on the strategic Hmeimim airbase in Western Syria, the Russian defense ministry says.
Saturday, 11 July 2020_Iran’s ambassador to The Hague denounces a recent decision by a branch of the world’s chemical arms watchdog to find Syria responsible for deployment of such weapons, as an “unbalanced” move aimed at politicization of the international organization.
Thursday, 09 July_The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would extend a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for a six-month period after Russia — along with China — vetoed a relevant Western-drafted document, which Moscow argued ignored the realities on the ground in the Arab country.
Police in Italy say they have seized a 14-ton haul of amphetamine pills made by the Daesh terrorist group in Syria, in an operation they described as the biggest seizure of the drug in the world.
Tuesday, 30 June_Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will host a virtual conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on the situation in Syria and the Arab country’s peace process on Wednesday.
Sunday, 28 June_A so-called monitoring group says unidentified aircraft have bombed Syrian military positions near an Iraqi border, killing six people, including four Syrian nationals.
Sunday, 22 June_In a show of seething resentment over the presence of American troops in their region, dozens of people in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have blocked a road, throwing stones at a US military convoy and forcing it to leave the area.
Tuesday, 16 June_Russia’s Defense Ministry says Russian and Turkish military forces have been attacked during a joint patrol on the strategic M4 highway in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, but there were no deaths or injuries among the troops.
Monday, 15 June_Syrian government forces have been preparing to launch an offensive against militants in Idlib after Turkey failed to live up to its commitments under a deal with Russia.
Tehran, 09 June_A former member of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group says he had been recruited by the British intelligence to collect information about Russian military sites in Syria, a report says.
Tehran, 07 June_US special operations forces are currently testing and evaluating an Israeli-developed computerized fire control and rifle sight system downrange in Syria, according to the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
Tehran, 05 June_Iran has condemned the expansion of EU and US sanctions against Syria, calling it an inhumane tool that seriously endangers human rights.
Tehran, 02 June_Turkish-backed Takfiri militants have burned local residents’ homes in the northern countryside of Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as they continue to commit crimes against the local population, including extortion and looting of their property.
TEHRAN, 31 May_Syria has received a second batch of advanced MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia as Damascus and its allies are fighting a remaining Daesh pocket in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, 29 May_Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has censured the European Union (EU) over prolonging its sanctions against the war-ravaged Arab country for another year, stating such measures expose the hypocrisy of the bloc and spurious statements of its officials.
Tehran, 15 May _A number of captured members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have confessed to close cooperation with US military forces stationed at al-Tanf base in the central Syrian province of Homs to carry out various acts of terror and sabotage.
Tehran, 10 May_Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari says unilateral sanctions imposed by the Western countries are hampering the Damascus government’s efforts to import medicine and other medical supplies to fight the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.