Syria

Iran condemns Daesh’s murderous attack in Syria

Feb 18, 2023 10:39

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman strongly condemned a brutal attack by the Daesh terrorist group that has killed scores of people near Syria’s western city of Homs.
Syrian PM thanks Iran’s Leader, government for quake aid

Feb 18, 2023 05:45

Syria’s prime minister has expressed his gratitude to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as well as the Iranian government and nation for the Islamic Republic's unflinching support for the victims of the deadly earthquake in Syria and its humanitarian aid deliveries to the Arab country.
53 killed in Daesh attack near central Syria city: State media

Feb 18, 2023 04:38

Syrian state media outlets say as many as 53 people have been killed in an ambush carried out by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group near a central Syrian city.
Iran vows more aid to quake-stricken Syria as ninth batch arrives

Feb 17, 2023 12:36

Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Pirhossein Kolivand says the country will continue to send more humanitarian aid to quake-hit areas in Syria, vowing to facilitate the dispatch of international relief to the Syrian people.
Over two dozen Arab parties demand swift removal of sanctions on Syria

Feb 17, 2023 10:34

More than two dozen Arab political parties have demanded the urgent removal of all sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies against Syria, amid a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey last week.
Syrians call for lifting of Western sanctions

Feb 17, 2023 04:31

In Damascus, more than 550 NGOs read out a statement before media outlets calling on the US to lift its unilateral economic sanctions on Syria.
Jordan's foreign minister visits Syria in first trip since foreign-backed war

Feb 15, 2023 11:48

Jordan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Ayman Safadi, visited Damascus on Wednesday in the first such visit by a senior Jordanian official since foreign-backed militancy broke out in Syria more than a decade ago.
Only nine EU nations help with Syria's humanitarian catastrophe

Feb 15, 2023 10:05

Lives have been saved in Turkey following recent earthquakes because the country had access to heavy lifting machinery. Experts say many lives were lost in Syria because sanctions prevented the country from having similar equipment. The catastrophe has just been debated in the European Parliament.
Quake death toll in Turkey, Syria has crossed 41,000

Feb 15, 2023 09:25

The death toll from powerful earthquakes that devastated areas of Turkey and Syria has topped 41,000, according to figures collated by authorities in the two countries and other sources.
Assad: Damascus determined to deliver aid to all quake-affected Syrians

Feb 15, 2023 05:56

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus is determined to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people who have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated northwestern Syria last week.