Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shukri, has reaffirmed Egypt’s support for the political solution to the crisis in Syria, which preserves the unity of the Syrian state and its institutions and meets aspirations of the Syrian people. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said: “ Shukri, during his meeting with UN Special Envoy to Syria, […]

Moscow says five Russian citizens may have been killed in recent attacks by US warplanes on pro-government forces in the eastern Syrian province of Dayr al-Zawr. Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, emphasized in a briefing in the capital Moscow on Thursday that the five victims weren’t Russian servicemen. “According to preliminary information, five […]

Ali Akbar Velayati, the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council said that Iran is present in Syria legitimately and the ones who have to leave are the unauthorized foreign forces. “Iran is in Syria legitimately and based on the invitation of the Syrian government. Those who have to leave Syria are […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the unilateral acts of the USA constitute a threat on Syria’s territorial integrity. During a press conference with his Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders held in Moscow Tuesday, Lavrov said that the USA, which has troops in Syria without getting any official invitation, adding that the US Secretary of […]

Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said here on Wednesday that war-torn Syria will be released from terrorist groups very soon, adding, “recently, we were witnessing the complete failure of ISIL in Iraq as well.” Speaking in Resistance Economy Headquarters in Kerman province, he congratulated the 39th victory […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of defense says the United States is trying to save ISIL by transferring its terrorist members from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan to justify its presence in the region. Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Afghan counterpart Lt Gen Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. […]

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have strongly condemned the results of a report by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) on how severing diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar affected the country. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the blockading quartet said that the findings of OHCHR, whose […]

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iranian FM’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs, who is in Sochi to attend the national congress for Syria, met with Putin’s Special Envoy for Syria Lavrentiev on Monday. Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs, met on Monday with Russian President Putin’s Special Envoy for Syria […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s FM Special Assistant in Political Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Saturday. Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Special Assistant in Political Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, who is in Damascus for a two-day visit, met and held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday. Jaberi Ansari […]

TEHRAN –Turkish Foreign Minister says US secretary of state Tillerson proposes 30 km safe zone in Syria. The Turkish military has launched the military operation in Syria’s Afrin on Saturday after the United States announced their plans to establish security forces consisting of Kurdish militants in Syria the vicinity of the Turkish borders, reported Sputnik. […]