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Arab, International

January, 2015

  • 15 January

    Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister condemns Saudi blogger’s punishment

      Ottawa, SANA- Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird condemned the torture and ten-year prison sentence of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi as “a violation of human dignity and freedom of …

  • 15 January

    Iraqi Finance Minister, Syrian ambassador discuss situation in both countries

      Baghdad, SANA- Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari discussed with Syria’s ambassador to Baghdad Sattam Dandah situations in both countries. Minister Zebari renewed his country’s firm stance of solving the …

  • 14 January

    Lavrov: Syrian opposition representatives will lose out if they opt to boycott Moscow talks

    Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Syrian “opposition” representatives would risk losing influence in peace efforts if they do not attend talks in Moscow planned for January …

  • 14 January

    Lebanese Foreign Ministry: new procedures regarding Syrian citizens don’t require having a visa

    Beirut, SANA- Lebanese Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Wednesday that the new procedures regarding the entry of the Syrian citizens into Lebanon don’t need having any visa, but a statement …

  • 14 January

    Moscow: 30 invitations sent to opposition to participate in Moscow conference

    Moscow, SANA-Russian President’s Special Envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday his country has sent nearly 30 invitations to “the Syrian opposition” to take part in Moscow Conference on …

  • 14 January

    Afkham: Dialogue essential to solve crisis in Syria

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham, stressed the importance of inter-Syrian dialogue to resolve the crisis in Syria through political means. In her weekly press conference, Afkham …

  • 14 January

    ISIS is forcing captive women to donate blood for wounded members, according to Independent

    London, SANA The British Independent newspaper revealed a new crime being committed by terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) against women held captive by the …

  • 13 January

    Russian diplomat: Representatives of opposition in Syria might hold talks in Moscow in late January

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Interfax news agency quoted a Russian diplomatic source as saying that representatives of the opposition in Syria might hold talks between January 26th and 29th …

  • 13 January

    Cubans released from US prisons express support to Syria

    Havana, SANA – The five Cubans liberated from U.S. prisons expressed their appreciation of the bravery of the Syrian Arab Army in confronting the universal conspiracy of terrorism that is …

  • 13 January

    Lavrov: Charlie Hebdo magazine attackers were members of terrorist organizations in Syria

    Moscow, SANA, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that last Wednesday’s attack on a French Charlie Hebdo magazine was committed by terrorists who had been members of the …