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Syria and the World

October, 2016

  • 15 October

    Russian aid distributed to needy families in Damascus countryside and Lattakia

    Damascus countryside/Lattakia, SANA–A new batch of Russian humanitarian aid was distributed Saturday to displaced families residing in Herjalleh town in Damascus countryside. Representative of the Russian coordination center in Hmeimim …

  • 14 October

    Russian expert: Russia ready to cooperate to design geographic data systems for Palmyra

    Moscow, SANA – Deputy Director of the Institute of History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences Natalia Solovyova announced that Russia is ready to cooperate in designing …

  • 14 October

    Russia refutes media claims about death of Russian military personnel in Syria

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Defense Ministry denied the claims made by some media outlets about the death of Russian military personnel in Syria. In a statement issued on Friday, …

  • 14 October

    Gatilov: Al-Moallem to visit Moscow in late Oct

    Moscow, SANA- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov announced on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem will visit Moscow by the end of the current …

  • 14 October

    Al-Jaafari congratulates Portugal’s Antonio Guterres on his election as next UN Secretary General

    New York, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari congratulated on Thursday Portugal’s Antonio Guterres on his election as the next UN Secretary General. The former Portuguese …

  • 14 October

    President al-Assad’s interview given to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper-VIDEO

    Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad gave an interview to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper; Following is the full text, Question 1: Thank you very much, Mr. President. It’s a big happiness for …

  • 13 October

    President al-Assad: We positively view improved relations between Russia and Turkey

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad said Syria looks positively at the improvement of relations between Moscow and Ankara recently. His remarks came in an interview with the Russian newspaper …

  • 13 October

    Russian humanitarian aid distributed in Tartous

    Tartous, SANA – Two tons of flour and 435 food packages provided as aid by Russia were distributed in the coastal Tartous province on Thursday. A representative from the Hmeimim-based …

  • 13 October

    Prime Minister meets Iranian Ambassador at the end of his diplomatic mission

    Damascus, SANA – Prime Minister Imad Khamis met on Thursday Iran’s Ambassador in Damascus Mohammad Riza Shibani on the occasion of the end of his diplomatic mission in Syria. Khamis …

  • 13 October

    Churkin: Russian military personnel continue operations in Syria because ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra are still active

    New York, SANA- Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin stressed that the Russian military personnel are continuing their operations in Syria because the ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist …