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Syria and the World

January, 2017

  • 7 January

    An aid convoy of 32 trucks arrives in al-Moaddamiyeh, Damascus Countryside

    Damascus Countryside, SANA – A convoy carrying humanitarian aid provided by several UN bodies operating in Syria arrived in al-Moaddamiyeh town in Damascus countryside on Saturday. Rana Zaqout of the …

  • 7 January

    Parliament Speaker meets Russian delegation

    Damascus, SANA – Speaker of the People’s Assembly Hadiyeh Abbas met on Saturday the visiting Russian parliamentary delegation, headed by Russian State Duma member Nikolai Antoshkin. Abbas expressed Syria’s deep …

  • 7 January

    French delegation visits health and humanitarian institutions in Aleppo

    Aleppo, SANA – The visiting French parliamentary and media delegation toured on Saturday a number of health and humanitarian institutions at the end of its visit to Aleppo. The delegation …

  • 7 January

    Catholicos Aram I inspects terror-inflicted damage in Old City of Aleppo

    Aleppo, SANA – Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I Keshishian visited on Saturday the old city of Aleppo, where …

  • 7 January

    11 civilians, including 5 children, killed in a new US-led coalition attack in Raqaa

    Raqqa, SANA – The US-led coalition committed a new massacre in the countryside of the northern Raqqa province, leaving over 10 civilians killed. Identical local and media sources said warplanes …

  • 6 January

    Aleppo Governor meets French delegation

    Aleppo, SANA – Aleppo Governor Hussein Diab affirmed on Friday during a meeting with a French delegation currently visiting Syria that Aleppo is living the joy of victory over terrorism …

  • 6 January

    Chief of Staff: Relationship between Syrian and Russian armies is a firmly established one

    Damascus, SANA – Commissioned by President Bashar al-Assad, Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayoub visited on Friday the Russian aircraft carrier …

  • 5 January

    Russian coordination center: Armed groups breach cessation of hostilities agreement 15 times over past 24 hours

    Lattakia, SANA- The Hmeimem-based Russian Coordination Center announced on Thursday that the cessation of hostilities agreement has been breached 15 times in a number of provinces during the past 24 …

  • 5 January

    Mikdad: We hope Astana talks lead to ending terrorism in Syria

    Damascus, SANA – Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad met on Thursday the visiting Kazakhastan delegation that included Ambassador Azmat Berdibay and Kazakhstan’s Consul in Syria. Discussions during the …

  • 5 January

    President al-Assad and Iraqi National Security Advisor affirm need for concerted efforts against terrorism

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad met on Thursday Faleh al-Fayad, the National Security Advisor and Envoy of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Al-Fayad conveyed to President al-Assad an oral …