Damascus

Iranian Defense minister meets Syrian counterpart

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier General Azizi Nasirzadeh, who is on a visit to Syria, met with his counterpart on Sunday.

Several explosions reported in Damascus

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – The local media in Syria reported hearing several explosions in the suburbs of Damascus, and also Israeli airstrike on the "Al-Mazza" area.

Larijani says he will travel to Lebanon after Syria visit

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – An advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Larijani has visited the Sayyidah Zaynab holy shrine in the suburb of Damascus on Friday before leaving Syria for Lebanon.

Over dozen killed as twin Israeli strikes hit Syrian capital

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – At least fifteen people have lost their lives after Israeli military aircraft carried out airstrikes against positions in the western flank of Damascus and the outskirts of the Syrian capital.

At lease 5 martyred in Israeli airstrike in Damascus suburbs

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Local Syrian media reported explosions as a result of an airstrike by the Israeli regime in the suburbs of Damascus on Sunday.

Israeli regime's airstrikes reported in Syria’s Damascus

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – The local media in Syria on Monday reported that sound of explosion was heard in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Bomb explosion reported in suburbs of Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Syrian news sources reported on Tuesday that a bomb exploded in the suburbs of Damascus.

Israel regime launches strikes on Damascus: Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The Israeli regime launched strikes on Syrian capital Damascus early on Thursday, the Syrian state media said, the latest such attack amid the war in Gaza.

Huge explosion reported in Syria's capital

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Local media in Damascus have reported that several explosions were heard in Damascus, Syria.

IRGC official:

No Iranian hurt in Tue. Israeli airstrike in Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said that no Iranian military advisor was hurt or martyred in Israeli air strikes that targeted the Syrian capital last night.

Israel strikes building in Damascus with 4 missiles

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Local media in Syria reported on Tuesday afternoon that several explosions were heard in Damascus, with local media reporting that the attack was done by Israeli regime.

An explosion reported in Syria’s Homs province

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Local media in Syria on Sunday reported that an explosion was heard in Syria’s western province of Homs.

FM Araghchi warns Israeli regime not to test Iran again

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi press conference in Damascus kicked off on Saturday.

3 martyred, 3 others injured in Israeli attack on Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Three citizens were martyred and three others were injured in an Israeli aggression targeting a residential building in Damascus.

Two sxplosions heard in Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Media sources reported that the sound of two explosions were heard in Damascus this evening.

2 killed, wounded in Israeli attack on a car in Damascus

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Two people were killed and injured in an Israeli attack on a car on the road to the Damascus International Airport.

Saudi Arabia reopens embassy in Syria after 13 years

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The embassy of Saudi Arabia in Syria officially started its activities in Damascus after 13 years on Tuesday morning.

Tehran, Damascus to ink sisterhood agreement: source

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – The Syrian newspaper reported that two cooperation agreements between Iran and Syria will be signed today, along with the sisterhood agreement between the capitals of the two countries.

By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Symbolic caravan of Karbala’s captives in Yazd

YAZD, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Concurrent with the beginning of the month of Safar, the symbolic caravan of arrival of the captives of Karbala to the city of Sham (Damascus) was commemorated at House of Worship of Yazd on Tuesday night.

Syrian airliner lands at Riyadh airport after 12-year hiatus

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – A passenger plane operated by Syria’s flag carrier, Syrian Airlines, has landed in Saudi capital Riyadh – the first in more than a decade, as part of a thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

New Israeli aggression kills 2 Syrian civilians

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Two civilians were martyred and one military personnel was injured in Israeli missile aggression that targeted some points in the southern region.

Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Damascus leaves 8 injured

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – At least eight soldiers suffered injuries when Israeli military aircraft carried out a strike against a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.

FM Amir-Abdollahian:

"Our response to Zionist regime, its punishment certain"

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran will definitely give a response to and punish Israel for its recent terror attack against the Iranian diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Iran FM opens new Iran's consulate in Syria's Damascus

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The new building of the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Syria's Damascus was inaugurated in a ceremony Monday attended by the foreign ministers of Iran and Syria.

FM Amir-Abdollahian leaves Muscat for Damascus

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Heading a parliamentary political delegation, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left Muscat for Damascus, the capital of Syria on Monday.

Russia condemns Israeli terrorist attack on Iranian consulate

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus earlier in the day, denouncing the action as “unacceptable.”

Syrian air defense confronts Zionists' aggression on Damascus

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Syrian army's air defense system confronted the Israeli regime's missile attack in areas on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday morning.