Baghdad, SANA – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that Iraq’s cooperation with Russia, Syria, and Iran in the field of counter-terrorism benefits all four countries, and that the four …
Read More »Presidency: Sending of Russian air forces to Syria carried out upon request from Syrian state
Damascus, SANA – In response to questions about the presence of Russian air forces in Syria, the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic said that the sending of Russian air …
Read More »PM: Preliminary 2016 state general budget set at SYP 1,980 billion
Damascus, SANA – The preliminary state general budget for 2016 amounts to SYP 1,980 billion, Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi announced on Wednesday. Chairing a meeting of the Higher Council for …
Read More »DSE session closes at 1199.32 points
Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Wednesday session closed with transactions of 20,087 stocks in 20 deals with an overall value of around SYP 1.909 million, closing at …
Read More »Updated-Russian airstrikes against ISIS sites in Syria begin
Moscow, SANA – The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday afternoon the start of Russian airstrikes against ISIS sites in Syria. RT quoted the Defense Ministry as saying that several …
Read More »Matviyenko: Decision to allow deployment of Russian armed forces in Syria based on need to stop ISIS
Moscow, SANA – Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko asserted that the Council’s decision to allow the deployment of Russian armed forces in Syria is based on the …
Read More »Czech President: Syria’s government is facing a wide front of extremist forces
New York, SANA – President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman said that the Syrian government is facing today a wide front of extremist forces including ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra …
Read More »Al-Moallem: We have full confidence in Russia and President Putin
New York, SANA – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem asserted that Syria has full confidence in the position of Russia and in President Vladimir Putin when …
Read More »Austria calls for including President al-Assad in solution for Syrian crisis
Vienna, SANA – The Austrian President Heinz Fischer stressed the necessity of including President Bashar al-Assad in finding a solution for the crisis in Syria. Informed sources said Fischer’s statement …
Read More »Peskov: Moscow senses Washington is prepared to cooperate to resolve pressing issues
Moscow, SANA – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow senses that Washington is prepared to cooperate with Russia in order to resolve pressing issues, including the crisis in Syria. …
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