Syria
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VIDEO: Damascus blast
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Local media in Syria reported Monday a loud explosion from behind the building of the General Directorate of Radio and Television in the center of Damascus, the capital of Syria, near Umayyad Square.
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Israeli army conducts airborne assault near Damascus
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Israel carried out a series of attacks on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, in the latest string of aggression targeting the Arab country’s military infrastructure following the fall of Bashar Assad fall.
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Huge explosion in Syria’s Hama leaves casualties
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A powerful explosion in Syria’s central Hama province has killed at least seven people and injured several others, according to Syrian media.
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Syria not demanding Israel return occupied Golan Heights
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Syria is not demanding that Israel return parts of the Golan Heights that it illegally occupied in 1967, media sources said on Monday.
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Trump formally lifts Syria sanctions after meeting Jolani
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – The US Department of State terminated sanctions on the Syrian National Defense Forces, the 1st and the 4th divisions of the Syrian Arab Army as well as a number of individuals and entities.
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'Israel' rejects Golan talks in any peace meetings with Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar ruled out any discussions about the Golan Heights with Syria as part of any future peace agreement between Syria and "Israel".
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Over 10 powerful explosions rock Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Local sources reported several powerfull explosions in Syria.
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Iran strongly condemns deadly church attack in Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday denounced the terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Syria’s Damascus.
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US base in Syria comes under attack
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – News sources reported a mortar attack on a US base in Syria.
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Iran to switch from detterence to punitive op.: top general
TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – In a warning warning to the Israeli regime and its Western backers on Tuesday, Iran’s top military commander said the “punitive operations” will be carried out soon to replace the detterence one.
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Iran FM meets with UN special envoy for Syria in Oslo
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen on the sidelines of the 22nd Oslo Forum on Thursday.
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US launches drone attack on northern Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Local sources report that a U.S. drone strike targeted positions of factions affiliated with al-Jolani in northern Raqqa province.
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US delegation to visit Syria for new official military base
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – A US delegation is reportedly going to visit Damascus to gain approval for the construction of a new military base in Syria’s strategic al-Tanf region.
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US senate to remove Syria from rogue states list
TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – US Senate approved on Saturday a decision to remove Syria from the long-standing list of so-called "rogue states".
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Iran strongly condemns Israeli attack on Syria infrastructure
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has deplored the Israeli regime's recent attacks on Syrian defense centers and infrastructures.
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Turkey says it has no plans to withdraw troops from Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Turkey says it is training Syria’s armed forces and helping to boost its defenses, with no immediate plans to withdraw its troops from the country.
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Turkey engages in secret talks with Syrian Kurds: source
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Turkey and Syrian Kurdish officials are engaged in secret negotiations to normalize ties and end decades of conflict.
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Takfiri terrorists attack Ayatollah Sistani’s Office in Syria
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Takfiri terrorists on Tuesday attacked Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani’s Office in Syria.
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Saudi FM heads economic delegation on visit to Syria
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has arrived in Damascus on Saturday as he embarked on an official visit to the Syrian capital.
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Israel launches new airstrikes on northwestern Syria
TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes targeting military facilities in the coastal regions of northwestern Syria, including areas near Tartus and Latakia.
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EU adopts legal acts to lift economic sanctions on Syria
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – The European Union (EU) adopted legal acts on Wednesday to lift nearly all of its economic sanctions on Syria.
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Iraqi PM hails Iran's assistance in fighting ISIL
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani hailed Iran’s support for Baghdad in its fight against the ISIL terrorist group.
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HTS, Israeli officials hold talks to discuss occupied lands
TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Media have reported that the occupying Israeli regime's official have held face-to-face talks with officials from the HTS-led regime in Syria to discuss the Israeli-occupied lands in south of the Arab country.
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Erdogan stresses maintaining Syria’s territorial integrity
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting in Istanbul with Jolani that it is important to preserve the territorial integrity of the neighboring country.
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US special envoy to go to Syria to meet HTS-led regime leader
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The newly appointed US special envoy to Syria will go to the Arab country to meet with the HTS-led regime leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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US issues 180-day waiver on anti-Syrian sanctions
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a 180-day waiver on sanctions that were imposed on Syria in 2019, the US Department of State said in a press release.
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Iran asks intl. community to blast Israel aggression on Syria
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations has stressed that the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by the Israeli regime is a gross violation of international law and Security Council Resolution 497 (1981).
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US to appoint Thomas Barrack as special envoy for Syria
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The United States will appoint President Donald Trump's longtime friend and current US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a special envoy for Syria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter and a diplomat in Turkey
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EU reaches initial deal to lift economic sanctions on Syria
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – European Union countries have given a green light to lifting economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, according to diplomats speaking to news agencies.
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Several explosions reported in Syria's Latakia
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Local sources reported several explosions around the city of Latakia in northwestern Syria.