Russian Defense Ministry: US-Led Coalition Removes Military Equipment to Syrian al-Jazeera

7 May، 2021 Moscow, SANA Russian Ministry of Defense has expressed worry over US-led coalition removing of military equipment to the areas of its deployment in Syrian al-Jazeera. Russian Coordination Center in Hmeimim said that the US- led air transport of military equipment and land movements of military convoys to the eastern region of the…

March in Damascus Commemorates International Quds Day

7 May، 2021 Damascus, SANA Under the title “Jerusalem is closer”, a march to commemorate the International Quds Day set off in Damascus on Friday from entrance of al -Hamidiyah Souq towards the Umayyad Mosque, with widespread popular participation. The march was followed by a central festival that included several speeches on that occasion and…

Iran: International Community Should Force Israel to Accept Chemical Weapons Convention

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi called on the international community to ensure full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and said that the Tel Aviv regime must be forced to accept and implement the convention. Takht Ravanchi made the remarks during a speech at…

Israel’s ‘Security Bubble Has Burst’ Amid String of Mysterious Security Incidents

Ilya Tsukanov Tehran has repeatedly threatened to “exact revenge” against Israel following last year’s murder of a senior nuclear scientist and last month’s sabotage of a nuclear enrichment plant, stressing it will retaliate “at a time and place of its choosing”. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in these incidents. The recent string…

As NATO Summit Approaches: Will Biden Keep U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey?

Rick Rozoff A piece was published in Turkey’s Hürriyet on May 5 by its editor-in-chief Sedat Ergin analyzing the prospects of the Biden administration removing American nuclear bombs from Turkey. It has been estimated that the Pentagon maintains 50 B61 tactical nuclear weapons at the İncirlik Air Base in the country among an estimated 350…

Sabbagh: OPCW Decision against Syria Exposes its Submission to Western Countries

6 May، 2021 New York, SANA Syria stressed that it has never used chemical weapons and it condemns the use of these weapons by anyone, at any time and in place, adding that the hostile decision that was passed against the country at the conference of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons represents a…

Sabbagh: Israeli Repeated Attacks Pose Threat to Regional Stability

6 May، 2021 New York, SANA Syria has affirmed that the Israeli repeated attacks against its territory, sovereignty and independence pose threat to regional stability and international peace and security, referring to the continuation of the occupation entity’s benefit from the protection umbrella provided by known governments at the UN security council. “The occupation entity…

UN Investigative Team Finds that Daesh Tested Biological Weapons on Iraqi Prisoners

Sputnik-Middle East The United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) has found that the Daesh militants tested biological weapons on prisoners in Iraq, Al Arabiya reported, citing the UNITAD report. According to the UN investigative team, the crimes committed by terrorists against the…

War in the Caucasus: Turkey-Azerbaijan-Israel, Turkey-Azerbaijan-Georgia, Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan Axes

Ways of reviving the Turkey-Azerbaijan-Israel triangle Cavid Veliyev Excerpts: Turkey and Israel made important contributions to “Operation Iron Fist.” Turkey’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB2 and Israel’s drones Harop contributed to the breaking of the defense line of the Armenian army, which occupied Azerbaijan’s territories, and to the Azerbaijani army’s successful liberation operation….

Russia Reminds US its Presence in Syria is Illegal

Sputnik-Middle East Damascus and its allies have repeatedly blasted the US over their illegal occupation of Syrian territory in the country’s south and northeast, and have demanded that all foreign military forces not explicitly invited into the country by the Syrian government vacate the Middle Eastern nation immediately, in accordance with international law. The Russian…

Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli ‘Rocket Aggression’ Against Latakia

Daria Bedenko State-run Syrian news agency SANA reported on Wednesday that explosions were heard on the coast, near the cities of Latakia and Tartous. According to the SANA report, the explosions were caused by air missile defense systems “confronting enemy targets” while responding to what was described as “Israeli aggression”. The reported “enemy missiles” targeted…

Turkish Mercenaries Kidnap a Number of Civilians in Raqqa and Aleppo Countryside

5 May، 2021 Raqqa, Aleppo Turkish occupation mercenaries of the terrorist organizations have kidnapped a number of civilians, among them women, in Hammam al-Turkman town and Kabbashin village in the countryside of Raqqa and Aleppo. Local sources told SANA that Turkish occupation terrorist mercenaries stormed into the citizens’ homes in Hammam al-Turkman town affiliated to…