SANA - Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, SANA- Minister of Foreign Affairs and expatriates, Fayssal Mikdad, received a phone call on Friday from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dacic, during which they discussed developments of the situation in the Middle East and Central Europe regions.

The two ministers stressed the continuation of cooperation between the two countries on various issues of common interest, and continued coordination at the UN and other international forums.

Dacic also expressed his thanks and appreciation for the support provided by Syria to the just causes of the Republic of Serbia at the UN, stressing at the same time his country’s support for Syria and its issues.

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Yerevan, SANA- The Higher Institute of Music and the Armenian State Conservatory of Music (Komitas) signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of increasing cooperation between the two sides and exchanging experiences.

Rector of Higher Institute of Music, Adnan Fathallah, and the Dean of the Armenian State Conservatory of Music (Komitas), Sona Hovhannissyan signed the memorandum after a discussion session in the Conservatory ’s building in Yerevan.

Rector of the Institute, Hovhannissyan , stressed that the importance of signing this document, adding that the Conservatory is ready for cooperation with the Higher Institute of Music at all levels.

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Damascus, SANA- Syria condemned the use of US the veto at the UN Security Council (UNSC) against the draft resolution which was introduced by Algeria to grant Palestine its full UN membership.

The US obstruction of the Security Council from assuming its historical responsibility to support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people represents another disgrace added to its long record of undermining the foundations of collective international action and ,its blind bias in favor of the Israeli occupation entity , and a proof of its political hypocrisy through its selective dealing with the implementation of Security Council resolutions, all of which emphasize the necessity of fulfilling the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement.

“Majority of the Member states have vetoed in favour of the draft resolution as this clearly reflected their position on the side of the world’s conscience and their duty to lift the historical injustice to which the Palestinian people had been subjected over 70 years,” the ministry added.

The ministry said that Syria emphasizes that preventing the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on Palestinian territory will only contribute to prolonging the state of insecurity and stability in the Middle East region, which originally resulted from the Israeli entity’s continued occupation of Arab lands and its practice of the most heinous crimes of aggression against its peoples.

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New York, SANA- Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia said that the United states “once again demonstrated what they really think of the Palestinian” when it has vetoed against a Palestinian request for full UN membership at the Security Council.

After the United States vetoed the draft resolution, Nebenzia said this marked the fifth time the United States has vetoed a council resolution since the start of the of the worsening situation in Gaza, RT reported.

The United States “once again demonstrated what they really think of the Palestinians,” he said. “For Washington, Palestinians do not deserve to have their own State. They are only a barrier on the path towards realizing the interests of Israel.

He said at present, an absolute majority of the global community supports Palestine’s application to become a full member of the UN.

On Thursday, the US has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN security council to grant Palestine its full UN membership.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour of the resolution, which was introduced by Algeria.

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Stavropol, SANA- One of the crew members of the plane that crashed in Russia’s Stavropol Region has been killed, the search for the fourth pilot continues, Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said.

“We have received clarified data on the accident with the Russian military plane in the Krasnogvardeysky district. We deeply regret that the third crew member died. I express my condolences to his family and friends. The search for the fourth pilot continues,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, an Aerospace Forces’ Tu-22M3 bomber crashed after completing a combat mission while returning to the airfield in the Stavropol Region. The ministry stressed that there was no ammunition on board and no damage on the ground.

According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction. Earlier, Stavropol Region Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said that two pilots of the downed military plane had been taken to regional medical facilities.

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Hasaka, SANA- The US occupation forces on Thursday looted new quantities of Syrian oil from al-Jazeera and transported them into their bases in Iraq.

Civil sources in al-Yarubiya near the Iraqi borders told SANA that a convoy of the American occupation, consisting of 45 tankers loaded with Syrian stolen oil, left for Iraq through the illegal crossing of al-Mahmoudiyah.

The sources added that the convoy headed for the occupation bases in northern Iraq.

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Damascus, SANA- Concluding its work on Thursday held in Damascus, the Joint Syrian-Iraqi-Iranian Judicial Committee stressed the importance of strengthening judicial relations between the three countries, and cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, confronting it in all its forms, and prosecuting terrorist groups and organizations wherever they exist.

In a statement read by the President of the Court of Cassation and member of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Hassan Shash, head of the Syrian side of the committee, he explained the importance of cooperation in filing the necessary lawsuits or filing complaints before foreign and international courts, and taking any legal or judicial action against terrorist groups and organizations along with the countries that support them, including monitoring the leaders and elements of these groups and organizations that practice terrorism on the territories of the three countries or against their interests, prosecuting them, and carrying out the necessary coordination to include them on the terrorist lists approved by the UN.

The three countries also agreed to document terrorist crimes by the competent authorities in each country, since these crimes are not subject to limitation, no matter how long it takes, in addition to the necessary judicial cooperation to confront economic terrorism that is practiced through unilateral coercive measures imposed by some countries against other ones. In addition to the cooperation against the theft of national wealth, such as oil, antiquities, wheat, etc., especially against what is happening on Syrian territory.

Head of the Iraqi Judicial Supervision Authority, Judge Laith Jabr Hamza, said that this cooperation is an important step in combating terrorism, exchanging information and experiences, and defending the rights of victims of terrorism before national and international courts.

 He noted that the next meeting will be in Baghdad, and will discuss what was agreed upon in Damascus.

Havana, SANA-Cuba has congratulated Syria on the 78th anniversary of Evacuation Day.

Cuban Foreign Ministry stated on its website that the Republic of Cuba congratulates the Syrian Arab Republic on the occasion of National Day, affirming the desire and will to continue strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation binding the two countries.

In turn, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, expressed his sincere congratulations on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of Syria’s independence and his wishes for the Syrian people prosperity and peace.

Lazo stressed his country’s interest in continuing to strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries.

The Arab Union in Cuba also extended congratulations to the Syrian people and government, the Syrian embassy in Cuba, and the Syrians residing there on the occasion of Evacuation Day.

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– Palestinian media: Israeli forces shot dead 3 Palestinians and wounded others, east of Jabalia in northern Gaza.

– Palestinian Health Ministry: In its aggression for the 195th day, Israel has killed till now 33,970 citizens and wounded 76,770.

– Palestinian Health Ministry: Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation committed 7 massacres in Gaza, leaving 71 martyrs and 106 wounded.

– Palestinian Health: 730 thousand people in Gaza are without health services

– Resistance Committees in Palestine: The inability of the fascist occupation to fulfill any achievement pushes it to continue committing war crimes and genocide

-Israeli aggression leaves dozens of martyrs and wounded in   Gaza on the 195th day…

-Palestinian Health Ministry: 730,000 Palestinians in Gaza and its north regions are without real health services after the Israeli occupation deliberately destroyed their health system, and we demand the provision of field hospitals and international multi-specialized medical teams.

-The Palestinian resistance fires a barrage of mortar shells at a gathering of Israeli soldiers at the Abu Mutaybaq military site, east of Gaza.

Damascus-SANA- Prime Minister Hussein Arnous and Iranian First Vice President, Mohammad Mokhber confirmed during a phone call on Thursday the keenness of both sides to follow through all the joint cooperation projects that were agreed upon.

During the call, the two sides discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially in the domain of energy, oil derivatives, and transportation, along with implementing a number of joint projects and overcoming the difficulties facing them in a way that secures the needs of the local market and serves the Syrian economy in the face of the embargo imposed.

Arnous thanked the Iranian leadership, government and people for the support they provide to the Syrian people, noting that such support is engraved in the conscience of Syrian citizens.

Mokhber attached great importance to bolstering the existing bilateral ties and expanding their horizons, reiterating his country’s support for the Syrians to enable them to confront the repercussions of the blockade.

Damascus – SANA-The Minister of Foreign Affairs and expatriates, Fayssal Mikdad, received a phone call from Inal Ardzinba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, with the latter offering congratulations on the 78th anniversary of Evacuation Day and wishing Syria, its people and its leadership continued stability and prosperity.

During the call, the two ministers touched upon developments in in the region and relations binding the two friendly countries and stressed the importance of persistent coordination and cooperation in various fields

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression against the war-ravaged Gaza Strip by land, air and sea for the 195th day in a row, targeting homes, displaced persons’ gatherings, and streets, and leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded, while committing bloody massacres and horrific crimes against the Palestinians.

Palestinian media reported that the occupation artillery bombed on Thursday at dawn the southern, southwestern and eastern areas of Gaza City, specifically the areas of Sheikh Ajlin, Tal Al-Hawa and al-Zeitoun, which led to the martyrdom of dozens of Palestinians and the injury of others.

Meanwhile, the occupation aircraft bombed homes in Tal al-Hawa and al-Shati camp in Gaza City, wounding a number of Palestinians.

Earlier, civil defense crews recovered the bodies of dozens of martyrs after the occupation forces withdrew from northern Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, while many martyrs are still under rubble and debris.

The occupation aircraft also bombed a house in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians and wounding others.

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New York, SANA- Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Qussai al-Dahhak, affirmed Syria’s categorical rejection of attempts to undermine the role and mandate of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the service of the Israeli occupation’s agenda aimed at liquidating the Palestinian Cause, including the right of return.

In a statement during a briefing of the UN Security Council on the UNRWA work, al-Dahhak reiterated Syria’s call on the donor countries that suspended their funding to the agency to reverse their decision and continue providing support to the Palestinian people in their homeland and in the host countries, including Syria.

The Syrian diplomat noted that the United Nations General Assembly established UNRWA 75 years ago to provide care and support to Palestinian refugees who were forced by the brutal Israeli attacks and massacres to leave their houses and their homeland.

Al-Dahhak added, “Since that time, the Israeli occupation authorities have continued their aggressive policies towards the countries and peoples of the region, committing the most heinous crimes and massacres, the latest of which is the crime of genocide that has been ongoing for more than six months against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.”

“The United Nations has adopted hundreds of resolutions related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, but those resolutions have not found their way into implementation as a result of the blatant bias and unlimited support provided by successive US administrations and the colonial Western countries to the occupation entity,” al-Dahhak added.

Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations said, “My delegation stresses the vital and indispensable role of UNRWA in helping the Palestinian people and condemns Israel’s deliberate and systematic targeting and killing of more than 22 employees of UNRWA, other United Nations agencies, and other humanitarian personnel.”

Al-Dahhak concluded: “Syria categorically rejects attempts to undermine the role and mandate of UNRWA in the service of the Israeli occupation’s agenda aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause.”

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Damascus-SANA- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Fayssal Mikdad, received the credentials of Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, Head of the Mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad, on Wednesday stressed Syria’s firm stance in support of Iran against the Zionist continued attacks, and Syria’s condemnation of the heinous aggression that targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Mikdad, receiving Mr. Kazem GHARIB ABADI, Vice-President of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran for International Affairs, said that Iran has the right to self-defense against practices of the occupation entity that violate the international law and Vienna diplomatic convention.

The Syrian Minister welcomed cooperation between the judiciary bodies in Syria and Iran, affirming the need for intensifying efforts to boost this cooperation on all levels.

GHARIB ABADI , who is also the Vice-President for Human Rights issues in Iran, said his country appreciates Syria’s stances in support of Iran, adding the two countries are standing side by side to foil projects of the Israeli occupation.

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Damascus, SANA- With the aim of coordinating to combat terrorism and exchanging views on the files and issues related to it, and the terrorist organizations that practice their activities in the three countries, the work of the Joint Judicial Committee of Syrian, Iraq,  and Iran  began on Wednesday, in the Ministry of Justice building in Damascus.

The committee meeting also aims to reach an agreement through which the necessary measures will be taken to uncover terrorist crimes, prosecute the accused, conduct full investigations, conduct a judicial trial, and sentencing according to the crimes committed, in addition to  implementing the punishment for those rulings, according to the President of the Court of Cassation in the Ministry, Head of the Syrian side in the committee, Judge Hassan Shash.

In a statement to SANA, Judge Shash said that judicial cooperation was discussed between the three countries through the continuous exchange of information, experiences, documentation of crimes, and the study of taking all measures to ensure the elimination and confrontation of terrorism, whether by preventing its crimes before they occur or by prosecuting their perpetrators and bringing them to justice, and defending the rights of victims before national and international courts along with demanding compensation for the losses caused by terrorists as a result of their crimes in the three countries.

They also discussed, according to Judge Shash, ways to enhance legal cooperation and coordination by devoting a set of legal mechanisms to thwart the American plan within the framework of regional and global organizations, especially what the American hegemonic regime and its allies are doing, which failed in their terrorist war and did not achieve their goals, so they will intend to undermine the steadfastness of the peoples of the three countries and their legitimate rights.

Prior to the tripartite committee meeting, the Minister of Justice, Judge Ahmed al-Sayed, discussed during his meeting with the committee ways to deepen and consolidate work and cooperation between the three countries regarding combating terrorism.

In a press statement following the meeting, al-Sayed asserted support for the committee’s two-day work schedule.

Damascus, SANA- Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Hammouda Sabbagh, stressed the deeply-rooted historical relations between Syria and Iran, pointing out the identical stances in supporting common issues.

That came during his meeting Wednesday with Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Head of the Judicial Authority for International Affairs and Secretary of the Human Rights Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the accompanying delegation.

Sabbagh affirmed the deeply -rooted historic relations that have always united the two friendly countries, pointing to the importance of coordination at all levels, especially in the parliamentary field, exchange of delegations and experiences between the two councils and coordination in regional and international parliamentary forums.

For his part, Gharibabadi noted the strategic relations between the two countries,stressing that Iran stands by Syria in its confrontation of the forces of aggression and terrorism.

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Damascus, SANA- On the occasion of the seventy-eighth anniversary of Evacuation Day, President Bashar al-Assad received congratulatory telegrams from leaders and presidents of Arab and foreign countries, with the leaders offering congratulations and wishes to the Syrians for progress and prosperity.

In their cables, the leaders stressed their keenness to continue working to strengthen the existing cooperation between their countries and Syria.

President al-Assad received the cables from the leaders of Russia, China, King of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Serbia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Myanmar, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Mauritania and Vietnam.

His Excellency also  received cables from the UN Secretary-General and the Pope of the Vatican.

The head of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen and the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Lebanon also sent cables of congratulations to President al-Assad.

Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet said in a statement today that the 78th anniversary of the evacuation of the French colonizers and their defeat from the homeland is a phase of national glory and pride created by the grandfathers and fathers with their blessed blood and sacrifices.

“The history of the homelands is written by their peoples’ struggle.” the statemnet highlighted.

The people of Syria continue today to give their utmost to preserve independence and independent national decision-making and to defeat terrorism and its supporters from the colonial powers that have invaded peoples, occupied countries and plundered their wealth, with those powers today continue their aggression in multiple ways, disregarding international laws and agreements, the statement added.

The statement also assreted that the Syrian people, through their sacrifices and confrontation of terrorism and its supporters, are preserving the legacy of their ancestors to preserve the sovereignty of the homeland and its independent decision.

Concluding its statement, the Cabinet paid tribute to the souls of the martyrs of independence who wrote an honorable history of which generations can be proud.

Yerevan, SANA- The President of the Republic of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan , discussed with the Syrian Ambassador to Armenia, Dr. Nora Arisyan, Syrian-Armenian relations, and the importance of working to enhance joint cooperation in all fields.

Khachaturyan congratulated the Syrian people on the occasion of Evacuation Day,wishing Syria prosperity and peace.

The President of Armenia affirmed that his country’s support for Syria, expressing wishing stability for the Syrian people.

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