Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF36) has announced the lineup for the 2018 Broken Olive Branches section. The section this year will screen more than 10 feature films with a focus on the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar. According to FIFF Director Reza Mirkarimi, the section is also devoted to such contemporary themes as sectarianism, humanitarian […]

 Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said that Syria is determined to combat terrorism and liberate all Syrian territory from terrorists and foreign occupation in all its forms. During a Security Council session on Friday, al-Jaafari said that any action taken by the Syrian government to expel terrorists from Idleb is a sovereign […]

Some 54 well-known Iranian companies are taking part at the 60th Damascus International Fair, Iranian ambassador to Syria . Calling the running exhibition a good chance for Iranian companies, Javad Torkabadi said that participating in Rebuild Syria project is a good opportunity for major Iranian private sector companies, active in industrial, construction, and infrastructure sectors, […]

 Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami said victories against terrorists in Syria are only halfway, calling for continuation of operations in the war-torn country in full coordination among various forces. Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Valery Gerasimov, while in Syria. […]

Director General of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran’s Arabic-African Affairs Office Farzad Piltan announced that Iranian firms plan to participate in Rebuild Syria Exhibition which is going to be held on October 2-6, in Damascus, the portal of TPO reported on Sunday. The Iranian official voiced TPO’s readiness for setting proper ground for participation […]

 Iranian Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Amir Hatami stressed that the situation in Syria is much more better than what it used to be over the previous years and that the victory over terrorism in it has further deepened peace and stability in all regional states. In an interview with al-Mayadeen TV Channel on Monday […]

 An official spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, told Mehr News that the war in Afghanistan is under the control of Americans, saying Taliban’s talks with US aims at ending the occupation. Reports indicate that the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan is in talks with the United States, which, according to Taliban members, are being conducted […]

A meeting embracing a number of Syrian economic figures and Iranian economic delegation was held Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the mechanisms for their activation and development. During the meeting, held at Damascus-based Dama Rose Hotel, both sides underlined the necessity to develop and activate the agreements signed between the […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the crisis in Syria and others international issues. There was an exchange of opinions regarding issues on the UN agenda with a special emphasis on Syrian settlement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Lavrov and Guterres also discussed the […]

Syrian state media said on Saturday the country’s air defenses had confronted a “hostile target” breaching the Syrian airspace west of the capital Damascus in the early hours of the morning.  quoting its correspondent, said there were reports of “air defenses confronting a hostile target breaching the skies above the area of Deir al-Asha’ir in […]