Syria

Syria: Assad asks PM Arnous in presidential decree to form new cabinet

Aug 01, 2021 11:30

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new government, more than two months after a presidential election, which the 55-year-old leader won with 95.1% of the votes.
Iran-Syria relations serve as model for others: Mekdad

Jul 30, 2021 08:51

Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad says his country’s relations with Iran have reached such a status that can “serve as a model” for other countries “in all areas.”
Foreign-backed terrorists launch new attack on Syrian positions in Dara’a

Jul 30, 2021 05:21

At least eight anti-terror fighters have been killed in fierce fighting with Takfiri terrorists in Syria’s southern province of Dara’a.
Syria to UNSC: Israeli regime aerial acts of aggression violate intl. law

Jul 29, 2021 12:24

Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations has denounced Israeli regime aerial assaults on Syrian territories as a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, international law and Security Council resolutions that urge respect for the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Qalibaf: US turned to economic war after defeat against resistance on battlefield

Jul 29, 2021 10:58

The Parliament speaker says the United States and the Zionist regime have turned to economic war and sanctions following failure to defeat the resistance front on the battle ground, stressing the need for enhanced trade ties among countries of the resistance axis to foil the pair’s economic plots.
US imposes sanctions on Syria, Iran vows economic support

Jul 29, 2021 05:53

The United States has announced fresh sanctions targeting the Syrian government and other groups operating in the Arab country just hours after a senior Iranian official met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to declare Tehran’s economic support for the war-ravaged country.
President Assad praises Iran as key partner for Syria, says Tehran and Damascus to continue anti-terror fight

Jul 28, 2021 16:55

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has praised Iran as a “key partner” for his country, stressing that the two nations will continue combating terrorism until the ultimate defeat of terrorist organizations.
Biden has no plans to end illegal US military presence in Syria: Report

Jul 28, 2021 09:11

Disregarding earlier claims to end America’s “forever wars” in West Asia, the administration of President Joe Biden, officials say, have no plans to withdraw American forces from Syria, whose government has denounced the US military’s presence and operations on its soil as illegal.
Speaker urges push to facilitate Iran-Syria private sector trade

Jul 28, 2021 08:49

The Iranian Parliament’s speaker called for the removal of obstacles to cooperation between the private sectors of Iran and Syria in order to boost economic and trade interaction between the two states.
Qalibaf arrives in Damascus on official visit

Jul 27, 2021 19:19

Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf arrives in the Syrian capital for an official visit at the head of a ranking parliamentary delegation for high-level talks on various topics, including post-crisis economic cooperation between the two countries.