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Ambassador Ali Ahmad: so-called “International Commission of Inquiry on Syria” became a tool for promoting terrorist groups

18. März 2024 - 19:07

Geneva, SANA- Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Haydar Ali Ahmad, said that the so-called “The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria” continues its role as a tool for states sponsoring terrorism that fabricates lies and presents reports that have nothing to do with reality, stressing that it has become a tool to polish the image of terrorist groups and promote illegal structures which constitute direct support for these groups and direct involvement in threatening Syria’s territorial integrity.

“The so-called Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria continues, as usual, performing its assigned political function as its reports affirm the goal that lies behind its foundation and reveals the poor and contradictory methodology that featured its reports since a decade,” Ali Ahmad said in a statement on Monday during the fifty-fifth session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Ambassador Ahmad wondered whether that was the role expected from human rights mechanisms, saying “do not the crimes committed against Syria by the sponsoring states for that mandate deserve even a word of condemnation, is it not supposed to discuss responsibility about the acts of direct aggression by the Israeli occupation entity against residential neighborhoods and civil facilities, and the illegal Turkish-American military presence, supporting  terrorism, plundering natural resources, threatening  territorial integrity.”

The Syrian diplomat added that Syria continues to work to ensure the voluntary return of all Syrian refugees to their homeland and calls for support and consideration of these efforts and to the immediate and unconditional end of the coercive measures imposed by the West that badly affect the lives of the Syrians.

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President al-Assad stresses importance of correcting misconceptions about social, religious and moral issues

18. März 2024 - 18:56

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday the volunteer team of the Dialogue Center for Virtual Education that comprises a group of young academics in various specializations who are engaged in dialogue about the religious, intellectual, and social issues.

During the meeting, discussions revolved around multiple titles; extremism, identity, the role of institutions in society, protecting the generation and youth and the role of the religious institution in all of these ideas.

President al-Assad stressed the importance of working to correct misconceptions about social, religious and moral issues because they form the starting point for any successful work or initiative.

The President said that successful work is based on three interconnected levels; strategies, procedures and concepts. Strategies alone remain theoretical and procedures alone turn later into chaos, but, when the concepts are defined, the vision is unified and integrated to create a successful work.

His Excellency affirmed that the importance of dialogue in building society stems from continuity and development in the quality of topics presented, and identifying the target categories in society.

AS for the identity crisis facing our societies, President al-Assad said “we have the correct reference, but colonial projects throughout history are what created the identity crisis in the Arab region, distorted its concept, and took our societies in only one direction, which is extremism, either in religion or in ethnic belonging, so identity is not just a religion or race, but rather it includes multiple aspects that complement each other.”

Members of the team, for their part, proposed their vision and ideas on various issues, particularly in working to build moderate thinking in society, promoting the culture of dialogue, and developing youth skills in strategies of persuasion, dialogue, and correcting concepts.

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Sousan meets members of the Saudi-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Committee

18. März 2024 - 15:30

Riyadh, SANA- The Syrian Ambassador to Riyadh, Dr. Ayman Sousan, met with Chairman and members of the Saudi-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the Saudi Shura Council.

Talks touched upon bilateral relations between the two countries in all fields and ways to enhance them ,with the two sides affirming the importance of the role played by parliamentary diplomacy in this context and the necessity of strengthening communication between the Syrian People’s Assembly and the Saudi Shura Council.

The two sides also discussed the situation in the region and latest developments of the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people, emphasizing that the Palestinian issue is the essence of the conflict and work must be done to ensure the fulfillment of the Palestinians’ aspirations and the restoration of their legitimate rights.

The importance of fortifying the Arab situation by activating and strengthening joint Arab action to confront the challenges facing the nation and defend its interests was also stressed.

Shaza Qreima

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President al-Assad congratulates Putin on victory in Russian presidential election

18. März 2024 - 14:46

Damascus, SANA- President Bashar al-Assad congratulated Monday President Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential election.

“I congratulate you on your victory and your re-election as President of the Russian Federation with a large majority,” President al-Assad said in a congratulatory cable.

President al-Assad added that this victory confirms the great confidence of the Russian people in Putin and his national policies and strategic visions that are based on the interests of the people and the great position that Russia has long occupied in the world.

His excellency noted that Russia has a long history and civilization based on principles and values and on respect for the interests and rights of other countries and peoples, not on occupation, domination and plunder.

President al-Assad wished his Russian counterpart success in his responsibilities and tasks and the distinguished relations and bilateral cooperation that bring Syria and Russia further prosperity.

Shaza Qreima

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Peskov: Putin wins election in landslide…it is the best evidence that Russian people support their president

18. März 2024 - 13:26

Moscow, SANA- Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election is a remarkable triumph, a singular achievement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

“The presidential election is over in our country. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has indeed achieved something truly unique. The level of public support highlights his utter triumph as a candidate, and it is also the best evidence that our country’s people support their president and rally around his policy course,” he pointed out.

According to the Kremlin spokesman, the huge turnout in the election showed how much the people stand behind the head of state. “The record-high voter turnout really speaks volumes about the level of the president’s popular support,” he said.

Russia held its presidential election on March 15-17. For the first time, voting took place over a three-day period and incorporated online voting, which was available in about one-third of the country’s regions. According to the CEC’s data, incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin has 87.32% of the vote with 99.43% of all ballots cast now counted.

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Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls on international community to protect civilians in Gaza Strip

18. März 2024 - 12:22

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the Israeli occupation is insists to destroy the remaining health infrastructure in Gaza Strip and put it completely out of service, saying that the priority in international efforts must focus on protecting civilians and deliver aid in a sustainable manner, which requires an immediate ceasefire.

The occupation forces stormed al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, warning of the danger this would pose to the lives of medical staff, the sick, the wounded, and the displaced people present in the complex and its surroundings, including the displaced people in the besieged shelter schools, as well as to the risks that threaten the lives of those detained by the occupation, Wafa News Agency reported the Foreign Ministry as saying in stamen on Monday.

The Ministry noted that the Palestinians are not only victims of the occupation, but also victims of the international failure to impose any measure that would protect them and secure their basic needs, despite the resolutions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly and the precautionary order of the International Court of Justice.

Nisreen Othman / Mazen Eyon

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Syrian- Indian talks on boosting cooperation in agricultural scientific research field

18. März 2024 - 12:03

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Mohamed Hassan Qatana, discussed with Indian Ambassador to Syria, Irshad Ahmed, ways of cooperation in the fields of agricultural scientific research, product exchange, and development of agreements signed between the two countries.

Qatana pointed out during his meeting with Indian ambassador at the ministry building to the importance of benefiting from Indian experiences in the scientific, research, applied and production fields, using modern technologies in agriculture, cooperating in the fields of qualifying and training cadres, organizing plant and animal quarantine systems to facilitate product exchanges, and activating the principle of bartering in products to secure fertilizer and some production supplies in exchange for Syrian products that can be exported to India.

Indian ambassador stressed the importance of developing and updating the signed agreements and implementing them.

The ambassador expressed his readiness to convey all ideas put forward to his Government and lay the foundations for their implementation.

Nisreen Othman / Mazen Eyon

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Russian Election Commission: Election turnout sets high record, results will be officially announced next Thursday

18. März 2024 - 11:40

Moscow, SANA- Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova, announced that turnout in the last presidential elections set a record in the history of modern Russia, reaching 77.44 %, with more than 87.1 million citizens voting.

12,711,387 Russian citizens voted in these elections, Pamfilova stated in a press statement on Monday according to RT website.

This record is unprecedented number, as it reached 77.44%, Pamfilova noted.

Pamfilova pointed out that all polling centers had completed almost all of the vote counting operations, with a percentage of 99.74 of the final counts, and that the Central Elections Commission (CEC) would officially announce the results of the Russian presidential elections next Thursday.

According to CEC and according to the aforementioned counting processes, independent candidate Vladimir Putin leads the results with 87.3 %, followed by Nikolay Kharitonov with 4.3%, Vladislav Davankov with 3.83%and Leonid Slutsky with 3.21%.

Nisreen Othman / Mazen Eyon

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Latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance

18. März 2024 - 8:07

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Following are the latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance on October 7, in response to the attacks launched by the Israeli occupation on the war-ravaged Gaza Strip:

-Palestinian Health Ministry: Over the past 24 hours, Israeli occupation committed 8 massacres in Gaza Strip, leaving 81 martyrs and 116 wounded.

-Palestinian Health Ministry: The number of victims of ongoing occupation aggression on Gaza Strip has risen to 31,726 martyrs and 73,792 wounded.

– Media Office in Gaza: Israeli bombing and storming of Shifa Medical Complex a war crime

-Palestinian resistance renews its call on UN institutions to provide protection to medical facilities

-Martyrs and wounded on the 164th day in ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip.

-Palestinian media: 9 martyrs and a number of injured as Israeli occupation aircraft bombing of a house in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip.

-Palestinian media: A number of martyrs and wounded in a bombing by occupation forces that targeted Shifa Medical Complex, west of Gaza City

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Dozens of martyrs and wounded in ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip

18. März 2024 - 8:01

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The Israeli occupation forces continue brutal aggression on war-torn Gaza Strip for the 164th day, by air, land and sea, in addition to committing bloody massacres and horrific crimes against the Palestinians as a part of genocide crime.

Palestinian WAFA agency reported that 9 Palestinians were martyred and others were injured in a bombing by Israeli occupation aircraft of a house in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip

A number of Palestinians were also martyred and injured by Israeli occupation forces inside Shifa medical complex west of Gaza City after the occupation besieged hundreds of displaced people, patients, medical staff and journalists inside the complex, and the specialized surgery building caught fire as a result of direct targeting.

Occupation aircraft also bombed a house in Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City. Its artillery also intensively bombarded areas in the center and west of the city of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza Strip and the occupation navy fired its shells towards Shati camp, west of Gaza City.

On Saturday, Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the number of victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has reached up to 31,645martyrs and 73,676 wounded.

Manar Salameh/ Ruaa al-Jazaeri

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Eight Palestinians arrested in the West Bank

18. März 2024 - 7:47

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Israeli occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians at dawn on Monday in different areas of the West Bank.

The occupation forces stormed the cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, and Nablus, and arrested eight Palestinians, according to Wafa News Agency.

On Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested 29 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem and several areas of the West Bank.

Rafah al-Allouni/ Ruaa al-Jazaeri

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Defense Minister, Iranian counterpart discuss means to consolidate bilateral relations

18. März 2024 - 5:29

Tehran, SANA- Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces and Minister of Defense, Major Gen. Ali Mahmoud Abbas, met his Iranian counterpart, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, in Tehran, within the framework of consolidating and developing relations between the two friendly countries, especially in the military field.

The two sides discussed issues of common interest and stressed the importance of continuous consultation, especially in light of the rapid regional developments and within the framework of the bilateral relations that bring together the two friendly countries and armies.

Talks during the meeting stressed that the Zionist entity failed to achieve its aggressive goals in Gaza, stressing the need for the United Nations and the Security Council to bear their responsibilities towards the crimes of genocide committed against the Palestinian people.

The two sides condemned the continuing Zionist attacks on Syrian territory, the destruction of infrastructure, and the targeting of civilians, which conclusively confirm the inability of the terrorist entity to undermine the axis of resistance and its attempt to export its crises and divert attention from its defeats.

During his visit to Tehran, Major Gen. Abbas also met with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and discussed with him prospects for cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop them in a way that serves the interests of the two friendly peoples.

Ruaa al-Jazaeri

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Syria condemns the US-French-British-German statement issued on March 15

17. März 2024 - 17:45

Damascus,SANA-Syria condemned a statement issued on March 15 by governments of United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany .

“Over the past thirteen years, the governments of the US, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have continued their hostile approach against Syria by using all the tools of war against it” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The Ministry added that Syria condemns the statement issued by the governments of the four countries on March 15, and considers it a continuation of their destructive policies against it, and a repetition of what they have persisted to fabricate false accusations and promote propaganda aimed at distorting the image of the Syrian state, and diverting the world’s attention from their gross violations of the rights of the Syrian people, precisely the right to life and development”.

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An art exhibition for children in Qamishli

17. März 2024 - 17:18

Hasaka,SANA- “Baraem Al Salam” School in Qamishli held Sunday an art exhibition included paintings, handicrafts, and models.

Chairman of the Karama Area Committee for Baath Vanguards, Abdul Halim Youssef al-Rammu told SANA reporter that the aim of this exhibition is to discover new talents, develop them, and support them in the future, pointing out that these work allow the student to express through them the messages and opinions he wants to convey about various national and social events in artistic ways.

The headmistress of the school said that the children’s works relied on the recycling of materials found in their homes, as the family and the school cooperate in teaching the child to take care of the environment.

Fedaa al-Rahai

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Iraqi President affirms his country’s support for the security and stability of Syria

17. März 2024 - 16:02

Baghdad,SANA-President of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid discussed Sunday with the Syrian Ambassador in Baghdad, Sattam Jadaan al-Dandah, ways to consolidate cooperation between the two brotherly countries.

“President Rashid stressed during the meeting the importance of consolidating relations between the two countries and expanding joint cooperation to serve the mutual interests of the two brotherly peoples, according to the Press Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq.

Iraqi President, reaffirmed Baghdad’s support for security, stability and peace in Syria in a way that achieves the well-being and prosperity of the Syrian people.

We support the Palestinian cause and it is necessary to stop the current Israeli aggression against Gaza and achieve the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent State, stated president.

In turn, the Syrian ambassador said that during the meeting, they discussed the ways to advance bilateral relations towards broader perspectives in all political and economic fields.

al-Dandah expressed Syria’s desire to activate joint bilateral action to achieve the maximum interests of the two countries and their people.

Fedaa al-Rahai

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More than 90 Palestinians killed in Gaza in last 24 hours

17. März 2024 - 15:27

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Palestinian Health Ministry said that the Israeli occupation perpetrated over the past 24 hours, nine massacres in the strip leaving 92 martyrs and 130 wounded.

Number of victims of the ongoing occupation aggression for the 163rd day on Gaza, has risen to 31,645 martyrs and 73,676 wounded, the Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

The statement added that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads due to preventing the occupation the arrival of ambulance and Civil Defense staff to them.

Fedaa al-Rahai

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Mikdad,Pederson discuss existing cooperation with UN and improving humanitarian situation in Syria

17. März 2024 - 15:00

Damascus,SANA-Foreign and Expatriates Minister,Faysal Mikdad discussed Sunday with the UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, the existing cooperation between Syria and the UN and the facilities provided by the Syrian government to the UN offices in Syria, including the Office of the Special Envoy.

Minister Mikdad referred to the Syrian government’s efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria and achieve recovery.

Mikdad pointed out the catastrophic and inhumane effects on the Syrian people resulting from the illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and its Western allies.

The Minister stressed the need for the United Nations to assume its responsibilities and cease violations of Syrian sovereignty resulting from repeated Israeli aggressions against Syrian territory and the illegal presence of American and Turkish forces.

For his part, Pedersen viewed the contacts he recently made to carry out his mission.

He stressed the need for all relevant parties to respect the sovereignty and integrity and unity of the territory and people of Syria.

The UN envoy underlined the importance of all countries implementing their obligations under the United Nations Charter to restore security and stability throughout the Syrian Arab Republic.

Fedaa al-Rahai

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Latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance

17. März 2024 - 13:55

Occupied Jerusalem, SAN- Following are the latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance on October 7, in response to the attacks launched by the Israeli occupation on the war-ravaged Gaza Strip:

-Palestinian Health Ministry: Over past 24 hours, Israeli occupation committed nine massacres in Gaza Strip, leaving 92 martyrs and 130 wounded.

-Palestinian Health: The number of martyrs from ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has reached to 31,645.

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Interior Minister, Indian Ambassador to Syria discuss cooperation

17. März 2024 - 13:19

Damascus, SANA- Interior Minister, Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun discussed Sunday with Indian Ambassador to Syria Irshad Ahmed means to boost joint cooperation relations between Syria and India in all fields, especially countering terrorism.

Al-Rahmoun underlined the ministry’s keenness to look after the interests of the Indian community in Damascus and provide all facilities to them.

The minister thanked India for the support provided to Syria in international forums, its rejection of foreign interference in its internal affairs, and its standing by the Syrian people.

The ambassador, in turn, highlighted the importance of boosting cooperation between the two friendly countries in all fields, expressing his country’s pride in the historical relations with Syria.

Shaza Qreima

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