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Syria and the World

June, 2014

  • 25 June

    Russia to submit a draft resolution on illegal purchase of Syrian and Iraqi oil at UNSC

    New York, SANA – Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said that Russia will submit a draft law to the UN Security Council on the illegal purchase …

  • 25 June

    President al-Assad receives congratulatory letter from President Abbas

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad received on Wednesday a written letter from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, congratulating on behalf of himself and the Palestinian people over the precious trust …

  • 25 June

    Austria Counterterrorism Office: Over 100 Austrians recruited to fight in Syria

    Vienna, SANA – Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism in Austria issued a new report divulging that more than 100 Austrian terrorists of Bosnian, Chechen and …

  • 25 June

    Media source refuses allegations of Syrian air force shelling areas in Iraq

    Damascus, SANA – A Syrian media source refuted allegations made by malicious media outlets who claimed that the Syrian air force shelled area within the borders of Iraq, asserting that …

  • 25 June

    Introspecting violence, Syrian short film wins Tolva Jury award

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian short film “The Man Who Made a Movie” won the award of Tolva Festival that has concluded its activities recently in Italy. The film, directed …

  • 25 June

    UNESCO to set up center to monitor Syria’s heritage

    Damascus, SANA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has started work to set up a center to observe and assess the situation of cultural heritage in …

  • 24 June

    Foreign Ministry criticizes EU decision to force new restrictive measures against Syria

    Damascus, SANA – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that the decision of the European Union’s Foreign Ministers Council to impose new restrictive measures against Syria constitutes a continuation of …

  • 24 June

    Churkin criticizes double standards of some countries towards terrorism in Syria and Iraq

    Moscow, SANA . Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin criticized the “double standards” followed by a number of states in dealing with terrorism in Syria and Iraq as …

  • 24 June

    Information Minister: What is happening in Iraq threatens entire region

    Damascus, SANA.Minister of Information, Omran al-Zoubi, stressed that the tragic events taking place in Iraq threaten to implode the entire Middle East and undermine security in Europe and beyond. In …

  • 23 June

    OPCW announces removal of last portion of chemical weapon arsenal from Syria

    The Hague, SANA _ The last of consignment Syria’s chemical weapons have been shipped from the country and are en route for destruction at sea, the world’s chemical weapons watchdog …