18 October، 2018 Deir Ezzor, SANA The US-led international coalition committed a new massacre against Syrian civilians in al-Swseh town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Local sources stated that the warplanes of international coalition targeted with several airstrikes al-Swseh town,140 km east of Deir Ezzor, causing the martyrdom and injury of a number…
Category: United Nations
Dynamics Behind Formation of the New Iraqi Government May Weaken US Influence in the Region
Elijah J. Magnier | @ejmalrai Forming an Iraqi Government: Secret Talks Between the UN and Hezbollah, an Exchange of Messages in Mesopotamia, and More Secret talks between the UN and Hezbollah, threats by the US establishment against Iraqi leaders and Hezbollah, exchanges of messages between Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the US representative, and a…
Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in the Middle East Security Council Briefing
Briefing by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, on the situation in the Middle East during the 8373th meeting of the Security Council. Informal comments to the media by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, on the situation in the Middle East.
Statement of V. Nebenzi at the UN Security Council Meeting on Syria
Speech of the Permanent Representative to the UN, V. Nebenzi, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria Mr Chairman, We are grateful for the briefing to the special envoy Staffan de Mistura. It’s not time to say words of farewell. We will save them for the future, especially since Staffan promised to work in…
Right of Reply by Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari at the Security Council
Al-Jaafari: International Coalition Objectives are Consistent with the Objectives of Terrorist Organizations Al-Jaafari Calls for Exerting Pressure on Israel to Put its Facilities Under IAEA Supervision
Al-Jaafari Calls for Exerting Pressure on Israel to Put its Facilities Under IAEA Supervision
17 October، 2018 New York, SANA Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari reiterated Syria’s call for freeing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction and for exerting pressure on the Israeli entity to put all of its facilities and nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)….
Bassam Sabbagh: Terrorists and Affiliated Transnational Organizations Committed All Manner of Crimes Against Syrians
16 October، 2018 Vienna, SANA Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bassam Sabbagh stressed that terrorist organizations regardless of their names which are backed by regional and international parties have practiced all types and forms of transnational organized crimes against the Syrian people over the past years. In a speech delivered before 9th Conference of…
Raqqa: US-led Coalition’s Ongoing Denials an Insult to Survivors
Amnesty International Disappointing Pentagon communiqué spurns liability for civilian casualties Coalition strikes destroyed 80% of Raqqa, killing hundreds of civilians Ongoing Amnesty International investigation reveals evidence of dozens of new civilian victims The US-led Coalition’s ongoing failure to admit to, let alone adequately investigate, the shocking scale of civilian deaths and destruction it caused in…
Foreign Ministry: The Use of Banned Weapons by US-led Coalition Against Syrians Systematic and Deliberate
14 October، 2018 Damascus, SANA Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent two letters to the UN Secretary-General and head of the UNSC on a new massacre committed by the illegal international collation against the inhabitants of Hajin city in Deir Ezzor after dropping internationally banned white phosphorus bombs, causing civilian causalities. In the letters, the Ministry…
Chemical Weapons and War Crimes: US Use White Phosphorous Munitions in Syria
Peter Korzun The US-led coalition used white phosphorus (WP) munitions delivering air strikes in the Syrian province of Deir Ez-Zor on Oct.13. The attack resulted in casualties among civilians. Last month, WP munitions were also used by two US Air Force (USAF) F-15s in an attack on the town of Hajin, Deir-ez-Zor. The Syrian government has repeatedly condemned the…
US Coalition Strikes Syrian Town Using Banned White Phosphorus
Sputnik-Middle East The reported strikes are not the first time that the US-led coalition has been accused of using the banned munitions in recent weeks. Last month, the Russian military reported that US strikes using white phosphorus had resulted in major fires and civilian casualties in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ez-Zor. The strikes,…
US-Backed Terrorists Prevent Humanitarian Aid Cargo from Entering Refugee Camp
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US-backed militants prevented a convoy, carrying food stuff, from entering a camp in al-Tanf region that is home to a large number of refugees, a media outlet reported on Saturday, adding that the move was done to provide back up for the US policies in the region. The Arabic-language Al Youm news…
Russia’s Permanent OPCW Representative Gives Statement in The Hague on Syria
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin is making a statement in The Hague on Friday, October 12. Shulgin is expected to comment on the statement made by the UK Ambassador to the Netherlands, Peter Wilson, during the OPCW’s 89th Executive Council Session. During the speech, Wilson…
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s Remarks on the Situation in Syria
Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Koktebel, October 10, 2018 Syria update The overall situation in Syria remains tense. Meanwhile, the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Stabilisation of the Situation in the Idlib De-escalation Zone is ongoing (as you may recall, this was signed following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks with…
Syria Calls for the Immediate Release of Political Prisoner, Sudqi al-Maqt
10 October، 2018 Damascus, SANA Syria has called for the immediate release of prisoner Sudqi al-Maqt, stressing that the new unjust sentence against the Syrian prisoner al-Maqt is the subsequent of his role in unveiling the involvement of the Israeli occupation authorities in providing arms, health services and financial support to the armed terrorist groups,…
Ambassador al-Sabbagh: The OPCW Confirmation of Syria’s Destruction of its Chemical Weapons ‘Worthy of Praise’
10 October، 2018 The Hague, SANA Damascus said that the declaration of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that Syria has completed the elimination of its chemical weapons and that it has fulfilled the destruction of its declared production facilities under the complex circumstances in Syria is a real achievement worthy of…
Syria Denounces Efforts to Politicize OPCW
Damascus, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) The efforts by the United States, France and the United Kingdom to politicize the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are dangerous, and the decision to broaden its mandate is illegal, said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad on Tuesday. The Syrian official warned against those efforts and…
H.E. Dr. Bashar Jaafari’s Statement at the General Assembly on Agenda Item 112
H.E. Dr. Bashar Jaafari’s Statement at the General Assembly – agenda item 112 (Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization) 8-10-2018 Statement by Syrian Arab Republic to the Sixth Committee on Item 86 of the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels Al-Jaafari: Presence of Foreign Forces on Syrian Territories…
