WHO: Situation Related to Coronavirus Spread in Syria Dangerous

3 April، 2020 Geneva, SANA The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the situations which are related to the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Syria are dangerous as the country represents a destination for visiting religious shrines. Interviewed by Newsmaker Program on Russia Today T.V. Channel on Thursday, Acting WHO Representative in…

Al-Jaafari: Syria Demands that Washington Immediately and Unconditionally Lift All Coercive Economic Sanctions

1 April، 2020 New York, SANA Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari has affirmed that the statements made on Syria last Monday by James Jeffrey, an employee at the U.S Department of State, are irresponsible and misleading and they are just an attempt to cover the U.S. crimes and violations against the…

Syrian Kurds Unprepared for COVID-19 Crisis

Sputnik Syrian Kurds are not ready to fight the COVID-19 pandemic as no international body has provided help the requested by the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), SDC Representative in the US and member of Presidential Committee Bassam Saker says. “North and East Syria is in a very dangerous situation. We need aid and support from…

WHO Representative: Syria is in the Beginning of Rising Curve of Coronavirus Infections

1 April، 2020 Damascus, SANA World Health Organization acting representative in Syria, Neamt Said Abd , said on Wednesday that the status of coronavirus infections in Syria is the beginning of the rising curve. “Increasing or decreasing the number of infections depends mainly on the range of citizens’ commitment to the procedures taken by the…

Don’t Let COVID-19 Devastate Syria, Yemen and Gaza

TEHRAN (FNA)- It doesn’t take a strategic mind to realize what the likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic would be on Syria, Yemen and Gaza. It is not difficult to make predictions, either, because much will depend on the way these nations, already devastated by US-led wars of aggression and occupation, won’t be able to…

Syrian Air Defence Systems Intercept ‘Hostile Targets’ Over Homs

Tim Korso Syria often reports violations of its airspace, which it frequently attributes to the Israeli Air Force. Tel Aviv occasionally admits to carrying out some of these air raids, claiming that it targets Iranian military forces allegedly stationed in the country, despite both Tehran and Damascus denying their presence. Syrian air defences have intercepted…

Statement by Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, during the VTC of UN Security Council Members on the Situation in Syria

Mr. President, We thank Under Secretary-General Mr. Mark Lowcock and Special Envoy Mr. Geir Pedersen for their briefings. As we heard from Mr. G.Pedersen, his contacts with the Syrian parties continue. We know that this process is not an easy one, but it needs to be continued to help Syrians find a common ground in…

Washington Transports Equipment to Terrorists Under Pretext of Humanitarian Aid

28 March، 2020 Damascus, SANA Syrian and Russian coordination committees on the Return of Syrian Refugees affirmed that the US exploits humanitarian situation in al-Rukban Camp and transports equipment to terrorists under the pretext of medical and humanitarian aid to the besieged people in the camp. “The US side seeks to make use of coronavirus…

US Forces Use Rukban Camp as ‘Assembly Line for Training Extremists’

Oleg Burunov The Syrian government and the Russian reconciliation centre have repeatedly assisted those seeking to leave the Rukban camp, located in the US-controlled zone around its unauthorised military base at At-Tanf. In a joint statement on Saturday, the Russian and Syrian interagency coordination headquarters stressed that the current disastrous situation in the Rukban refugee…

Iraq’s Hezb Allah: Instead of Leaving, The US is Plotting a Civil War in Iraq

Iraq Hezb Allah Brigades (Kata’ib Hezb Allah) revealed that they have ‘information about dubious US movements to achieve suspicious goals, with the participation of an Iraqi security apparatus’. The Brigades added that the plot includes ‘airdrops on military, security and PMU positions with ground support and air support’ which will lead to ‘dangerous repercussions, and…

Syrian Arab Army, People of Hamo, Block U.S. Occupation Convoy Near Qamishli

27 March، 2020 Hasaka, SANA The Syrian Arab Army personnel alongside people of Hamo village on Friday blocked a U.S. occupation convoy that was attempting to enter the village, forcing it to leave. A number of locals told SANA reporter that people of Hamo village, backed by the Syrian army personnel, intercepted a convoy of…

Syria and Seven Other Countries Call for Lifting Coercive Unilateral Measures in Facing Coronavirus

26 March، 2020 Damascus, SANA The permanent representatives of eight countries to the UN, among them Syria’s Permanent Representative, Bashar al-Jaafari, called for lifting the coercive unilateral measures, indicating that these measures constitute a challenge in facing the crisis caused by the spread of Coronavirus epidemic. This came in a joint letter addressed by the…