Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) and the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Saturday addressing issues regarding long-term cooperation. The MOU was signed during an Iran-Syria business forum which was held for the first time after over a decade hiatus due to war in […]

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia cannot force Iran to end its presence in Syria and rejected U.S. and Israeli calls for Moscow to persuade Iran to pull its military forces out of Syria. It is not what Russia can make a decision about and a possible withdrawal is an issue between […]

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the illegal US presence in Syria, saying that Washington’s practices east of the Euphrates River are unacceptable. In an interview given to media outlets on Friday, Lavrov said that Idleb is not the last problematic place in Syria, as there are large territories east of the Euphrates River where […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Syrian government has announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or have avoided military service, giving them several months to report for duty without facing punishment, it said on Tuesday. In a decree issued on his social media feeds, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the amnesty covered all punishments […]

 Iranian Mapna Group Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Syrian Public Establishment of Electricity for Generation (PEEG) on Tuesday for constructing a 540 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant in Syrian port city of Latakia, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed by PEEG’s Managing Director Mahmoud Ramadan and MAPNA Group’s Managing Director Abbas […]

 Turkey, Russia and Iran have reached an “agreement in principle” on the lists of Syrian government and opposition lists to form a constitutional committee. The representatives of the three guarantor countries met with UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura on Sept. 10-11 in Geneva, during which they discussed the formation of a constitutional […]

 Senior Assistant of Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari has arrived in Geneva to attend talks on consultations on Syrian constitutional committee with UN envoy and the two other guarantors of the Syrian ceasefire. Senior Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Hossein Jabri Ansari arrived in Geneva to attend a meeting of UN committee tasked with preparing Syria’ future constitution. The […]

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, […]