Middle East Headlines

Baghdad, SANA- With the participation of Syria, the 12th International Festival of Flowers and Gardens kicked off in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after three-year absence due to corona pandemic. Syrian Ambassador to Iraq, Sattam Jadaan al-Dandah, who attende...

Geneva, SANA-Syria's ambassador to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Haydar Ali Ahmad, asserted that the unilateral coercive measures imposed on many countries have negative effects on the fundamental human rig...

Moscow, SANA- President Bashar Al-Assad considered today that "the war in Syria has proven that the West will not change and seeks to transform other countries into subordinate states that meet its conditions, even at the expense of the interests of t...

Lattakia, SANA- A convoy of humanitarian aid provided from Dagestan arrived in Lattakia on Thursday. SANA reporter said that aid is send to the victims of the earthquake who reside in a shelter center in the Sports City of Lattakia. He added that the conv...

Moscow, SANA- Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and African Countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with Syria's Ambassador to Russia, Dr. Bashar Al-Jaafari, the implementation of the tasks identi...

Moscow, SANA- President Bashar Al-Assad gave an interview to Rossiya Segodnya Agency, during his official visit to the Russian Federation, in which he answered a wide range of questions in the political, economic and military files. During the interview, ...

Abu Dhabi, SANA- Syrian Ambassador to the UAE Dr. Ghassan Abbas inaugurated an art exhibition titled "faces" to shed light on catastrophe of the recent earthquake hit Syria. The exhibition displays 27 oil painting by the Syrian artist Ayman Fidah ...

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Industry Ziyad Sabbagh discussed with the Charg d'Affaires of the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Damascus, Counselor Abdul Hakim Ibrahim al-Nuaimi, ways to develop economic and industrial relations between the two brotherl...

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Damascus on Thursday concluding a 3-day visit to federal Russia. The President was seen off at Vnukovo International Airport with the same ceremonies that he was received of. Mazen Eyon...

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Local Administration and Environment Hussein Makhlouf discussed Thursday with China's Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei means of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the new phase of early recovery and reconstruction in all are...

Moscow-SANA-The Kremlin confirmed that the talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were very substantial, and dealt with several areas, including the economy. "Very substantial discussions took place at the highest level, preceded ...

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Local Administration, Chairman of the Higher Relief Committee and Environment Hussein Makhlouf discussed with the UN Resident Coordinator in Syria, El-Mostafa Benlamlih, the latest developments in the response of the UN organiz...

Moscow, SANA- Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu mutual cooperation in the military area. "The Syrian and Russian Defense Ministers held official talks on the latest developments in Syria and...

Moscow, SANA- Official talks between President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin started, in the presence of the delegations from the two countries. President Putin at the beginning of the talks said "I am glad to see...

Moscow, SANA-Russian presidency affirmed that Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity are on a top priority for Russia. "Russian-Syrian relations will be at the forefront of the topics of discussion, along with cooperation in the context of ...

Moscow, SANA- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, discussed with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, the foundations of bilateral cooperation and a number of issues of common concern. "Lavrov and Mikdad discussed durin...

Hasaka, SANA- US -backed QSD militia raided the homes of citizens in the al-Layla neighborhood along with the houses adjacent to the central prison in Ghweran neighborhood in the city of Hasaka, where the headquarters of the US occupation forces are locat...

Baghdad, SANA-Syrian table tennis player Ebaa Hallaq won the bronze medal in Iraq International Championship being held in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. Hallaq's bronze came in the U-13 category, as Bana Arnouk qualified for the semi-finals in the U...

Lattakia, SANA-An Emirati aid plane arrived at Lattakia International Airport for those affected by the earthquake. "The plane was carrying 19.6 tons of relief aid, including school bags and stationery, with the aim of supporting and assisting those a...

Cairo, SANA-Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, called on all sides concerned to extend aid to Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the country on Feb.6th. "Shukri briefed Mr. Geir Pedersen, the UN Envoy for Syria, durin...

Lattakia, SANA- Governor of Lattakia Amer Hilal discussed Monday with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil Andr Luiz Azevedo dos Santos the repercussions of the earthquake that hit Syria on 6th of February and the challenges the gove...

Damascus, SANA- Speaker of the People's Assembly, Hamouda Sabbagh received a message of condolence from President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Chuan Leekpai. The message included an expression of sol...

Hasaka, SANA- US occupation forces removed Daesh terrorists from a prison controlled by QSD militia in Hasaka province to their bases inside Iraqi territory. Sources told SANA reporter that the US occupation forces removed terrorists of foreign nationalit...

Deir-Ezzor, SANA- The activities of the first international conference began on Monday in the Faculty of Science at Al-Fourat University in Deir-Ezzor under the title of "Mathematics and its Applications" with the participation of several Arab, fr...

Manama, SANA- A delegation from the People's Assembly headed by Maysa Saleh, Secretary of the Assembly, participated in the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) which is currently being held in Manama, Bahrain, from 11 to 15 March 202...

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Public Works and Housing, Suhail Abdullatif discussed with the Charg d'Affairs of the UAE Embassy in Damascus, Counsellor Abdul Hakim al-Nuaimi, the relations between Syria and UAE and means of enhancing joint cooperation a...

Damascus, SANA- Charg d'affaires of the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Damascus, Abdul Hakim al-Nuaimi, affirmed that the UAE will continue to provide assistance to the earthquake- affected people in Syria to address its impacts. During his visit to ...

Damascus, SANA-Syria reiterated its support for the global security initiative launched by the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in 2022. "Syria renews its support for the global security initiative launched by the President...

Damascus, SANA-Syria and Oman have discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and the latest developments in the region. That came in a phone call between Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad and his ...

Damascus, SANA- A Serbian aid plane, carrying relief materials for the quake-affected people, arrived Monday at Damascus Airport. "The plane is loaded with 105 tons of foodstuffs and medical supplies, including an electrocardiogram (EKG), X-rays devic...

Ankara, SANA- An earthquake measuring 4.2 on Richter scale hit east of Turkey on Monday. The quake occurred at a depth of five km, 38 km southeast of Malatya, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). No information reported of ...

Beijing, SANA- China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country's northwest region, on Monday. The remote sensing satellite was launched at 12:02 p.m. (Beijing Time) by ...

MOSCOW, SANA-The Proton-M carrier rocket with the Briz-M upper stage and the Luch-5X relay satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center on Monday, Russia's state-run space corporation Roscosmos said in a statement. "At 02:13 a.m. today [o...

Damascus, SANA- The National Earthquake Center has announced that the number of shakes recorded over the 24 past hours till Sunday 8:00 a.m. has amounted to 39 weak quakes. "The stations of the National Earthquake Center recorded a 3.2 magnitude earth...

Baghdad, SANA- Syrian Archery player, Shorouq al-Masri, won a gold and a silver medals at the Arab Archery Championship held in Iraq. Al-Masri gained the gold medal at the general ranking, while she won the silver medal within the individual competitions....

Moscow, SANA- The Russian army shot down four Ukrainian missiles that were targeting the Russian region of Belgorod. "Our air defense system over the city of Belgorod and the Belgorod region shot down 4 missiles, and the damage is currently being dete...

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A number of Palestinians were injured on Sunday night in an Israeli attack west of Ramallah city in the West Bank. The occupation troops stormed Naalin town, west of the city and fired toxic gas bombs at the Palestinians, as scor...

Pyongyang, SANA- The DPRK successfully launched two long-range cruise missiles from one of its submarines, a few hours before the start of the US-South Korean joint military drills in the region. The DPRK Central News Agency stated that a submarine fired ...

Stockholm, SANA- The Syrian community in Sweden called for lifting the coercive European economic measures imposed on Syria to face the earthquake repercussions hit it on February 6th. In a letter addressed to the Parliament, the Swedish Ministry of Forei...

Stockholm ,SANA- The Swedish Communist Party expressed its solidarity with the earthquake victims that struck Syria last February, calling for lifting the sanctions imposed on the Syrian people . The party indicated in a statement that the rescue work aft...

Damascus,SANA- Two earthquakes hit Sunday al-Houl area, southeast of Hasaka and northwest of Lattakia. The National Seismological Center stated in a statement that an earthquake measuring 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale struck southeast of Hasaka this af...

Damascus,SANA- The Syrian oud player Kinan Adnawi won second place in the Oud Festival competition in Saudi Arabia, which was held for three days by General Entertainment Authority in cooperation with the Music Commission in the largest Arab gathering of ...

Damascus, SANA- Assistant Secretary General of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party, Eng. Hilal Al-Hilal, and Dr. Ammar Saati, a member of the central leadership of the party, met Sunday the delegation of the Arab Youth Solidarity Forum. Al-Hilal affirmed that t...

Hasaka ,SANA- The US occupation forces transferred a group of Daesh terrorists from the Industrial Secondary Prison in Hasaka city towards their base in al-Shadadi, south of the city. Local sources said that the U.S military helicopters transferred a grou...

Lattakia, SANA- An aid ship, provided by Emirates Red Crescent and loaded with relief materials, arrived at Lattakia port on Sunday. 'The ship is loaded with 37,500 parcels of relief materials, at a weight 1,000 tons, and they will be distributed to t...

Hama, SANA- An Israeli act of aggression targeted Sunday morning some sites in the countryside of Tartous and Hama provinces. A military source said "At about 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial attack with bursts of missiles ...

Ankara, SANA- The death toll in Turkey from last month's devastating earthquake has risen to 47,975. "The disastrous earthquake has claimed the lives of 47,975 people, including 6,278 foreigners, and work is ongoing to remove rubble, set up tents ...