Syria

Obama-era hawkish envoy wants end to US occupation of Syria within 180 days

Mar 09, 2023 05:46

Robert Ford, an Obama-era Ambassador to Syria who pushed an aggressive approach to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, is now backing a resolution to force the withdrawal of occupying US troops from the Arab country.
FM warns against Israeli presence in Caucasus region

Mar 08, 2023 09:07

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that the presence of the Israeli regime in the Caucasus region is among the important issues facing the region.
Fresh airstrike on Aleppo airport constitutes gross violation of international law: Syrian FM

Mar 07, 2023 10:45

Syria has strongly condemned a fresh Israeli airstrike that targeted the international airport in the northwestern city of Aleppo, saying the attack is a gross violation of international law.
Iran condemns Israeli raid on Aleppo airport, urges int’l reaction

Mar 07, 2023 09:58

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman strongly condemned a Tuesday morning Israeli air strike on Syria’s Aleppo airport, calling on international organizations to take swift action to stop the Zionist regime’s crimes.
OPCW’s political approach towards Syria ‘failed strategy’: Iran envoy

Mar 07, 2023 04:52

A senior Iranian diplomat has censured the politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over the Syrian file, saying the body’s political approach toward the war-torn country has proven to be a failure.
Syria slams ‘illegal’ visit of top US general

Mar 05, 2023 11:52

Damascus has condemned a recent visit by top US military officer General Mark Milley to northeast Syria, saying the move is “illegal” and a "flagrant violation" of the Syrian sovereignty.
Syrians hold sit-in in Damascus, calling for removal of US sanctions

Mar 05, 2023 03:31

Syrian political parties along with Syria-based Palestinian factions have gathered in Arnous Square in Damascus calling on the US and its Western allies to lift economic sanctions on Syria.
US military tankers smuggle crude oil from Syria's Hasakah to bases in Iraq

Mar 04, 2023 14:19

The US military has reportedly used dozens of tanker trucks to smuggle crude oil from Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq, as Washington continues to ferociously loot energy resources in the war-torn country.
Syria FM slams politicization of humanitarian response to devastating quake

Mar 03, 2023 09:42

Syrian foreign minister has denounced the politicization of humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that struck the Arab country recently, saying it failed to prick the conscience of some countries who pretend to advocate human rights.
Iranian lawmakers visit Syria, express solidarity following earthquakes

Mar 02, 2023 05:18

An Iranian high-ranking delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Syrian-Iranian Parliamentary Friendship Committee Abbas Gulru arrived in Damascus and met with Speaker of Syrian Parliament Hamoudeh Sabbagh who thanked Iran for its instant response in assisting Syrians affected by the earthquake.