Syria

DAMASCUS, May 1 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, hailed China’s supportive stance towards Syria and its role in solving critical regional issues, including the Iranian-Saudi reconciliation.

Assad made the remarks during his meeting with visiting China’s special envoy on Middle East affairs, Zhai Jun, in the capital, Damascus.

Assad said, Syria appreciates China’s firm support in issues concerning Syria’s national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

DAMASCUS, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus Tuesday afternoon, the first visit of a Saudi official to Syria in 12 years, according to the state news agency SANA.

The visit comes days after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited the kingdom as part of the efforts to restore normal relations between the two countries.

During Mekdad's visit to Saudi Arabia, an agreement was made to restore consulate services and resume air flights between the two countries.

DAMASCUS/RIYADH, Apr 13 (NNN-SANA/SPA) – Syria and Saudi Arabia agreed in a joint statement, to resume consular services and flights yesterday, after bilateral ties have been stranded for years.

The announcement came as Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, wrapped up his visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday, the first time since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011.

11 Apr 2023; MEMO: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the international coalition forces to fight Daesh at Conoco Military Base in Syria were attacked with a single missile.

The US forces confirmed in a brief statement that the attack that targeted the base did not result in human losses or material damage, noting that it took place at 5:51 PM local time in Syria.

DAMASCUS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A landmine explosion killed six civilians in Syria's central Homs province on Saturday, the latest tragedy caused by the country's undetected landmines and unexploded ordnances, state news agency SANA reported.

The landmine ripped through a car transporting workers en route to collecting truffles in the al-Amour Mount area in the countryside of Al-Sukhnah town east of Homs, said SANA.

06 Apr 2023; MEMO: Syria and Tunisia are planning to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their respective embassies and appoint envoys, the Syrian state news agency, SANA, reported yesterday. The announcement follows a telephone conversation between the top diplomats of both countries.

04 Apr 2023; MEMO: Two civilians were killed early Tuesday after an Israeli attack targeted the capital, Damascus, for the third time in less than a week, according to Syria's official news agency, SANA.

"At 00:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack with bursts of missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus and the southern region," SANA quoted a military source as saying.

03 Apr 2023; MEMO: Dozens of American military vehicles and containers arrived in the United States' bases in the Syria's Al-Hasakah from northern Iraq yesterday.

02 Apr 2023; MEMO: Arab nations normalising relations with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his regime should try to "get something" out of it, a senior American official has said.

Speaking in a digital briefing from the US Department of State's London International Media Hub, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said that Washington has been having discussions with its allies in the Middle East about "their shift in policy" toward the Assad regime.

DAMASCUS, April 2 (Xinhua)-- Israel launched a fresh missile attack against military sites in the central Syrian province of Homs after midnight Sunday, the state TV reported.

Syrian air defenses were triggered by the attack, intercepting some of the missiles, according to the report.

The pro-government Sham FM radio said that four soldiers were wounded in the attack, which hit a military base in the western countryside of Homs.

It was Israel's third attack against Syrian military sites since Thursday.