Section: Syrian Arab News Agency (Syria)
Mayyaleh:Focusing on national product’s reputation
Damascus, SANA- Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Adib Mayyaleh discussed on Thursday in two separate meetings with members of the Syrian side of the Syrian-Ukrainian and Syrian-Armenian Business Councils the mechanisms to activate joint economic relations and increase trade exchange between Syria and other countries. The minister stressed...
Russian Defense Ministry: Western calls for more sanctions on Russia a response to liberation of thousands of civilians in Aleppo
Moscow, SANA – The Russian Defense Ministry considered that the calls by West to subject Russia to more sanctions came as a response to the Syrian Arab Army’s liberation of more than 80,000 civilians from the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city who were held hostage by terrorist organizations. In a statement published by RT website,...
Lavrov: Russian and Syrian airstrikes against terrorists in Idleb and Homs are to prevent ISIS terrorists from crossing into Syria
Moscow, SANA – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Our air force and the Syrian air force only work in the provinces of Idleb and Homs in order to prevent the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists retreating from Iraq’s Mosul from crossing into Syria. Lavrov made his remarks after a meeting the US Secretary...
President Bashar al-Assad’s interview given to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper
Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper; Following is the full text, Question 1: Thank you very much, Mr. President. It’s a big happiness for me, and I’m very proud. Okay, I will start from my questions. The situation in Syria become more dangerous and more...
Syrian Dina Sheikh Ali wins five medals at Arab Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship
Kiev, SANA – The Syrian expatriate and athlete Dina Sheikh Ali ranked second at the Arab Rhythmic Gymnastics championship held in Tunisia in the beginning of October 2016. The athlete Sheikh Ali won five medals- a gold, three silvers and a bronze. Gymnast Dina Sheikh Ali, currently lives in Ukraine, has participated in several international...
Leaked UN report criticizes US and European roles in escalating crisis in Syria, aggravating the suffering of Syrians
Damascus, SANA – The Intercept website published a leaked UN report which reveals that the US and European sanctions are punishing Syrians and crippling aid work in Syria. The site said that the sanctions and the crisis in Syria have destabilized every sector of Syrian economy, transforming a once self-sufficient country into an aid-dependent...
Putin, Obama discuss crises in Syria and Ukraine….. Lavrov, Kerry haven’t reach total agreement on Syria
Hangzhou, Moscow, SANA – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Summit currently held in China’s Hangzhou and discussed the crises in Syria and Ukraine. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry as well as other officials from the two...
Al-Jaafari: It’s impossible to defeat ISIS in Syria before defeating it in Turkey
New York, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari stressed that the flagrant Turkish violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian state and the aggression on the Syrian city of Jarablus in Aleppo countryside came under the air cover of the US-led coalition’s air force which has frequently violated...
Syrian community in Ukraine celebrates Army’s Day
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President Obama: US still seeks cooperation with Russia on Syria
Washington, SANA-US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that his country still seeks to cooperate with Russia to find diplomatic solutions to the crises in Syria and Ukraine although “the difficult relation” between the two states. “Relations with Russia are difficult and hard, but this will not prevent us from trying to find solutions...
