Latakia

Assad releases statement for 1st time since Syria exit

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he was evacuated to Latakia to continue fighting on the evening of December 8 as terrorists were closing in on Damascus.

Syrian army detains terrorist elements in Latakia

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Media sources reported that members of a terrorist group were arrested in the northern suburbs of Latakia, Syria.

Israeli regime conducts aerial aggression on Syria’s Latakia

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Zionist Israeli regime has conducted new airstrikes in Syria's Latakia, the local media have said.

Plane carrying Iran's humanitarian aid landed Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – A plane carrying Iran's humanitarian aid landed at Latakia International Airport in Syria.

Headquarters of two terrorist groups bombed in Syria

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – The headquarters and weapons depots of two terrorist groups were bombed in the northern suburbs of Latakia and al-Shughour in the southwest of Idlib, Syria.

Quake shakes areas in northwest Syria, southern Turkey

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Local Syrian media said that a relatively strong earthquake shook some areas in Syria's northwest and in south of Turkey on Sunday morning.

Three Syrian servicemen killed in drone attack

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Three Syrian servicemen were killed following a drone attack carried out by terrorists in Latakia, media outlets quoted a source in the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria on Saturday night.

Assad appreciates Iran's assistance to quake-hit Syrians

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – President Bashar Assad expressed gratitude to different Iranian statesmen and people for their sympathy and humanitarian aid to the Syrians during the recent earthquake in the country.

Russia resumes flights to Syria after twelve-years hiatus

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Russian civil airline Cosmos launched a flight from Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan to the Latakia International Airport, after a 12-year hiatus.

For 1st time in years:

Floods hit east of Salmiya in Syria’s Hama

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – For the first time in years, flooding occurred in the east of the city of Salmiya in the countryside of Hama province, Syria, on Friday.

Zionist regime launches airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo airport

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Syrian news sources on Tuesday evening reported that the Zionist regime has targeted Syria’s Aleppo airport.

4 servicemen killed, injured in Syrian Army helicopter crash

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The Syrian Army has stated that two servicemen died and two more were injured as a result of the military helicopter's crash landing in the east of Latakia Province.

Iran, Syria discuss boosting economic cooperation

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iranian envoy to Damascus and governor of Latakia in Syria discussed the ways of expanding economic cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

Explosion reported in Syrian capital of Damascus

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – According to some media outlets, an explosion has been just heard in Syria’s capital of Damascus on Tuesday morning.

Syria air defenses confront Zionists' attack on Latakia

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Syria's air defenses have confronted an Israeli attack on Latakia, the Arab country's biggest port city, which lies in its northwest.

Syrian Army fighter jets pound Al-Nusra positions in Latakia

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Syrian army fighter jets heavily bombed the positions of Jabhat al-Nusra Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria’s Latakia province.