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Iran opens trade center in Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The chairman of the Iran-Syria Joint Trade Committee said the Iranian trade center in Damascus has been opened in a bid to encourage bilateral economic ties.
2020-10-18 20:00
VIDEO: Lavrov arrives in Syria to hold talks with Assad

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Leading a high-level delegation of Russian political, military and economic officials, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Damascus on Monday to held talks with President Bashar al Assad.
2020-09-07 20:32
Syrian army repels Israeli missile aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Syrian army’s air defenses confronted Israeli missile aggression in the airspace of Sothern Damascus, shooting down the majority of the missiles.
2020-07-21 09:58
1 killed, 1 injured in Syrian capital's blast

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – One civilian was martyred and another sustained critical injuries when two explosive devices went off in Nahr Aisha area in Damascus, Syria.
2020-07-19 10:45
Zarif's visit to Syria in eye of world media

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – The recent visit of Iranian foreign minister to Syria has received mixed reactions from international media in recent days.
2020-04-21 12:59
FM Zarif meets with Syria’s Assad, al-Moalem

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with top Syrian officials in Damascus on Monday.
2020-04-20 14:32
FM Zarif arrives in Damascus

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Syrian Capital of Damascus on Monday to meet and hold talks with Syrian officials.
2020-04-20 11:36
Zarif’s Damascus’s trip shows Iran’s resolute on tackling regional issues: Palestinian official

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) says the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Damascus, amid the recent developments, shows the Islamic Republic’s determination on addressing the regional challenges.
2020-04-20 09:48
Iran parl. speaker travels to Syria for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani left Tehran for Damascus on Sunday morning to hold high-level talks with Syrian officials.
2020-02-16 10:08
VIDEO: Hostile targets in Damascus airspace intercepted

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Syrian army air defenses intercepted hostile targets in the airspace of Damascus on Thursday night, according to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
2020-02-14 10:39
Israeli strikes on Syria nearly downed Airbus-320 with 172 Passengers on board: Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – An Airbus-320 with 172 passengers on board could have been targeted by Syrian missile defense systems because of Israel's airstrikes at Damascus suburbs on February 6, the plane was escorted out of the danger zone and assisted in landing at the Hmeymim airbase, according to the Russian Defence Ministry’s spokesman.
2020-02-07 12:21
Iran ready to coop. with Syria in reconstruction of educational centers

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohsen Haji Mirzaei expressed Iran’s readiness to cooperate with Syria in rebuilding educational centers in the war-torn country.
2020-01-22 13:39
Hezbollah strongly condemns Israeli regime's aggression on Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah denounced on Tuesday the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza which martyred the military commander of Islamic Jihad movement Baha Abu al-Atta.
2019-11-12 21:45
Iranian parliamentary delegation holds talks with Syrian speaker

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – An Iranian parliamentary delegation headed by Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour left Tehran to Syrian capital on Tuesday morning.
2019-11-12 15:49
Iran to set up pavilion at Syria Rebuild Expo 2019

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iran will attend the 5th edition of Re-Build Syria Expo, which will kick off on Tuesday and will run till Saturday (Sep. 21-25).
2019-09-15 13:07
Over 60 Iranian firms attending Damascus International Fair

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – More than 60 companies from Iran are participating in the 61st Damascus International Fair, according to the Director General of the General Organization for International Exhibitions and Fairs Ghassan Al-Fakiani.
2019-09-07 22:43
UAE firms attending Syria trade fair despite US threats

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – A score of Emirati companies are attending Damascus International Trade Fair, months after it reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital.
2019-09-02 08:41
Israeli aggression on Syria, Lebanon will not go unanswered: Nasrallah

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Secretary of Lebanese Hezbollah movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has reacted to the recent Israeli aggression on the resistance movement's positions in Syria and Lebanon, saying that the Israeli attacks will not go unanswered.
2019-08-25 21:53
Iraqi, Syrian defenders to soon answer Israeli aggression: Rezaei

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezaei said that illegal acts of the Israeli regime will soon be responded by Syrian and Iraqi defenders.
2019-08-25 13:10
VIDEO: Syrian Army intercepts Israeli regime’s attack near Damascus

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Syrian Army’ air defense have successfully repelled Israeli missile strike on southern Damascus late on Saturday.
2019-08-25 10:22
Iranian firms to participate in 61st Damascus International Fair

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Figures show that the 61st Damascus International Fair will witness wide-scale participation of Iranian firms.
2019-08-04 18:00
Iran, Syria discuss strategic ties in Damascus

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, visited Damascus on Monday to hold talks with the top authorities of the Arab country on developing strategic ties.
2019-07-16 09:17
Syrian amb. says Iran-Syria coop. necessary to fight US economic war

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Syrian ambassador to Tehran said that Iran's position on US sanctions shows its stability and authority, adding that it is necessary to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Damascus and Tehran to fight against the existing economic war.
2019-07-10 14:59
Senior aid to Iran FM holds talks with Syrian officials

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Aid of Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji met and held talks with senior Syrian officials in Damascus on Tuesday.
2019-07-03 09:27
Israeli regime's strike on Syria leaves four killed, incl. one kid

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – An Israeli regime's missile aggression against Syria’s Damascus on Sunday night has killed four civilians including a kid.
2019-07-01 10:52
Syrian anti-air defenses respond to Israeli aggression on T4 airport

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Army’s anti-air defense systems on Sunday evening responded to Israeli aggression on the T4 airport in Homs eastern countryside, destroying two of the missiles that targeted the airport.
2019-06-03 09:54
Syria’s air defenses shut down Israeli missiles near Damascus

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Syria's air defense systems have shot down enemy missiles to the south of Damascus.
2019-06-02 09:59
Syrian air defense fires at projectiles from Israeli-occupied territory

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The report comes less than 24 hours after the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said that Syrian air defense systems shot down a number of "luminous objects" launched from occupied territories.
2019-05-19 10:33
Tehran, Damascus discuss economic cooperation

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – A meeting embracing a number of Syrian economic figures and Iranian economic delegation was held in Damascus on Wednesday to discuss bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.
2019-05-16 12:53
Iranian parl. delegation in Damascus to shore up bilateral ties

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – An Iranian parliamentary delegation arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, early on Saturday to meet and hold talks with the senior officials of the Arab country.
2019-04-20 09:27