Syria Was a Rehearsal for the Struggle between Russia and the West in Ukraine

Maxim Hvatkov Russian soldiers, with Russian flag, are seen on armoured vehicle as they enter the base at the Tishrin Dam on the Euphrates in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. © Bekir Kasim / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Modern Russia’s first major foreign military campaign began seven years ago. It was a very different challenge to…

Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC Briefing on the Syrian Chemical File (resolution 2118)

Mr.President, Before moving on to the agenda of this meeting, let me express our perplexity over the fact that you did not find an opportunity to accommodate our urgent request for convening today a Security Council meeting regarding subversive activities at the Nord Stream pipeline. Now we are going to discuss the report by the…

President Assad Launches the First Phase of Operating Photovoltaic Power Project in Adra City

29 September، 2022 Damascus, SANA President Bashar al-Assad launched Thursday the first phase of running photovoltaic power project in Adra Industrial city during his visit to the station. The project aims to generate 100 megawatts of electricity through solar panels when completed, extending over an area of more than 165 hectares. 10 megawatts have been…

Aala: Israeli Aggression in Palestine and Syria are War Crimes

30 September، 2022 Geneva, SANA Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala, affirmed that the acts of aggression by “Israel” in Palestine and Syria have become a consistent method of reckless behavior violating international law and pushing the region to an unprecedented state of tension and…

Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari: Why They ‘Punish’ Syria

Tim Anderson Syria’s centuries-old refusal to take orders from foreign powers and its resistance to repeated foreign interventions has led to its ‘punishment’ by frustrated imperial forces, says Syria’s Vice Foreign Minister Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari. Syria’s centuries-old refusal to take orders from foreign powers and its resistance to repeated foreign interventions has led to its…

Syria’s FM: The Unlawful Presence of Foreign Forces in Syria Must End

Al Mayadeen The Syrian Foreign Minister underlines that “Israel” commits the most heinous violations in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, accused “Israel” of backing Al-Nusra Front and ISIS and attacking civilian airports, as well as ports in Syria, stressing that “continued support of some countries [which sells itself as human…

‘Regime Change’ in Hamas and a Return to Syria

The Cradle’s Palestine Correspondent The removal of Khaled Meshaal from power was necessary for normalization with Damascus to occur In mid-September, Palestinian resistance movement Hamas issued a statement indicating that it had restored relations with Syria after ten years of estrangement, effectively ending its self-imposed exile from Damascus. After the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in March 2011, at…

Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Addresses UN General Debate, 77th Session (English)

Fayssal Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, addresses the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 20 – 26 September 2022). The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organization. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral…

Mikdad: Multilateral Collaboration is Key to Overcome Global Challenges

23 September، 2022 New York, SANA Foreign and Expatriates Minister , Fayssal Mikdad , asserted that the multilateral collaboration is the only way to overcome the world challenges , achieve sustainable development goals , and bolster the development partnership. Delivering a speech at 46th Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of…

Greek Coast Guard Drowns Entire Syrian Family

Steven Sahiounie Mohammed Burgess of Latakia, Syria is the sole survivor of the deliberate murder of his entire family by the Greek Coast Guard on Tuesday, September 13.  Burgess and his wife and two children boarded a migrant ship in Lebanon and were headed toward Italy when the ship began having problems and finally ran out…

Israeli-Syrian Escalation Moves to Frontlines

Israel’s repeated attacks on Syria have apparently begun to affect the situation along the main frontline in the Golan Heights. An Israeli attack that targeted the capital of the war-torn country, Damascus, on September 17 resulted in some tensions along the frontline. Four F-16 fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force carried out the attack…

Syria’s Grain Harvest Decimated by US-Sponsored War, Climate Change

The Cradle Western sanctions and rampant security issues related to the presence of foreign occupation troops have slashed Syria’s grain output significantly Syria’s 2022 wheat harvest has dropped by at least 75 percent from production levels the country held before the start of the US-backed war in 2011, according to a report by the UN Food and…