Syria

Assad: European states harm own interests by supporting terrorists in Syria

Feb 06, 2017 16:42

Syrian President Basher al-Assad, in a meeting with a European delegation in Damascus, has slammed European governments for adopting unrealistic and wrong policies toward Syria over the past years, saying the approach has resulted in Europe’s isolation from international efforts meant to resolve the crisis in the Arab country.
Syrian army besieges Daesh-held town of Bab

Feb 06, 2017 13:35

Syrian government troops and their allied forces have laid siege to the town of al-Bab, the largest stronghold of Daesh terrorists in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, according to a pro-opposition monitoring group.
Foreign Ministry rejects foreign meddling in domestic issues

Feb 06, 2017 11:43

Iran has rejected any foreign meddling in its domestic affairs, saying the nation is ready to defend its missile program with full strength in the face interventionist policies of other states.
Iran, Russia, Turkey hold technical meeting on Syria truce

Feb 06, 2017 06:49

Iran, Russia and Turkey have started talks in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on the ceasefire in Syria weeks after the trio mediated peace negotiations between Damascus and opposition groups there.
Iran committed to seeking political solution to Syria crisis: Shamkhani

Feb 05, 2017 13:44

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is committed to seeking a political solution to solve the nearly six-year crisis in Syria.
Syrian army pushes to retake control of oil, gas wells

Feb 05, 2017 12:05

The Syrian military has launched an operation to win back control of oil and gas wells in a push to choke off the sources of funding for foreign-backed terrorist groups.
Russian envoy to hold talks with officials in Tehran over Syrian crisis

Feb 04, 2017 16:56

Russia's special envoy on Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, is due in Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on the latest developments in the war-ravaged Arab country.
Russia denounces mortar attacks against its embassy in Syria

Feb 04, 2017 04:10

The Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus has come under two mortar attacks by “terrorists” in the past two days, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Russian bombers hit Daesh's arms depot in eastern Syria

Feb 04, 2017 03:46

Russia’s military says its warplanes have pounded several targets of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s Eastern Province of Dayr al-Zawr, inflicting heavy damage on the terrorists’ arsenal in the region.
Lebanon's president urges 'safe zones' for refugees in coordination with Syria

Feb 03, 2017 16:35

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has urged the international community to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland by setting up a series of "safe zones" in coordination with the government in Damascus.