Section: Syria
Kremlin: Putin, Kerry will meet Thursday for talks on Syria, Ukraine and bilateral relations
Moscow, SANA- Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday with the US State Secretary John Kerry in Moscow for talks on the situation in Syria and Ukraine and bilateral relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Wednesday. In a statement to reporters, Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the...
Syria calls on the UN to condemn terrorist attacks in Aleppo and take punitive measures against terrorists’ supporters
Damascus, SANA – Syria stressed that the continuing terrorist attacks on residential neighborhoods in Aleppo city is proof of the hypocrisy of the countries that claim to be combating terrorism, and also constitute evidence of the lack of seriousness of countries such as France and Britain in combating terrorism. In two identical letters sent by...
President al-Assad issues Decree No. 203 on forming the new Syrian government
Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday issued Decree No. 203 for 2016 on forming the new Syrian government, headed by Eng. Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis. The new government according to the decree is as follows: • Eng. Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis, Prime Minister. • Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense. •...
Updated-Russian Foreign Ministry: ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra continue to terrorize civilians in Syria including launching attacks with toxic substances
Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations continue to commit crimes and terrorize civilians in Syria, including attacks using toxic substances. During her weekly press conference on Tuesday, Zakharova explained that there are armed factions that did not...
Foreign Ministry: “Moderate opposition” groups involved in terrorist attacks in Aleppo
Damascus, SANA – Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent on Sunday letters to the UN Secretary General and Head of the Security Council complaining about the continued terrorist attacks targeting safe neighborhoods in Aleppo city since Friday. In the letters, the Ministry affirmed that terrorist groups like “Ahrar al-Sham” that are classified by...
Syria: Terrorist bombings in Tartous and Jableh constitute serious escalation by Riyadh, Ankara, and Doha
Damascus, SANA – The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council regarding the terrorist bombings that took place in the cities of Tartous and Jableh on Monday. In the letters, the Ministry said that these terrorist bombings constitute a serious escalation by...
The 12th International Cartoon Contest opens activities at Opera House
Damascus, SANA – Seventy caricature paintings from all over the world were showcased at the Opera House in Damascus within the framework of Syria’s 12th International Caricature and Cartoon Contest 2016 under the title “Art against Terrorism”. The seventy paintings were selected from hundreds of artworks submitted by 300 artists from 63...
Foreign Ministry: Al-Zara massacre aimed at foiling efforts to stop bloodshed
Damascus, SANA – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent on Saturday two identical letters to the UN Secretary General and Head of the Security Council demanding condemnation of the terrorist massacre committed in al-Zara village in southern Hama. After infiltrating the village at dawn on Thursday while its people were sleeping, terrorist...
Syrians in Ukraine celebrate 70th anniversary of Independence Day
…read more Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Most Chechen terrorists fighting in Syria killed, Kadyrov says
Moscow, SANA – Chechen outgoing President Ramzan Kadyrov announced that most of the Chechen terrorists who were fighting in Syria have been eliminated. “We now have information that most of the Chechens were killed there because the Arabs who are fighting there and other nationalities sent Chechen cannon fodder in first,” Kadyrov said in an...
