Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Syrian agriculture officials and farmers have been complaining that the wheat seeds, recently provided by the United States for farmers in Syria's northeastern province of al-Hasakah, contain a high degree of nematode (plant-parasitic worm) infection that would harm the soil.

01 Dec 2021; MEMO: More than one million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their country thanks to the military operations launched by the Turkish army in northwestern Syria, spokesperson Major Pinar Kara said yesterday.

15 Nov 2021; MEMO: Russia has deployed the S-300 anti-missile defence system in Tabqa airport in the Governorate of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Russian ANNA News reported on Saturday.

The agency said Moscow deployed the defence system in Tabqa airport and plans to deploy 12 Mi-8 transport helicopters and five Ka-52 attack helicopters at the Sarrin base in the city of Ayn Al-Arab (Kobani), east of Aleppo.

The agency explained that the deployments aim at securing the airspace in northern and eastern regions of Syria.

08 Nov 2021; MEMO:Turkey and the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad have recently deployed army reinforcements into the countryside of Aleppo, northern Syria, local media outlets reported.

According to reports, a Turkish convoy consisting of tanks, heavy artillery, personnel carriers and armoured vehicles entered the city of Al-Bab near Aleppo while army reinforcements have also been deployed to the Syrian-Turkish border opposite the city of Ayn Al-Arab (Kobani).

06 Nov 2021; MEMO: Russian military vehicles have unloaded large numbers of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines in northern Syria's countryside of Tal Rifaat, which is controlled by the YPG/PKK, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.

01 Nov 2021; MEMO: European tourism companies have begun hosting tours throughout Syria, in a move both widely celebrated and condemned as the world restores ties with the Syrian government.

According to a report by the German newspaper Deutsche Welle (DW), a number of tourism agencies based in Europe are enabling trips to and throughout Syria.

DAMASCUS, Oct 31 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned the Turkish decision, to extend its troops’ deployment in Syria and Iraq, for two more years, saying, such practices threaten international peace and security.

In a statement, the ministry stressed that the regional and international status quo can’t tolerate the practices of the Turkish government.

23 Oct 2021; MEMO: The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen announced on Friday that the sixth round of meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva ended "without making any progress."

22 Oct 2021; MEMO: Syria executed 24 people after convicting them on terrorism charges for igniting last year's devastating wildfires, the Justice Ministry said Thursday, AP reports.

According to the report, those executed were charged with terrorist acts as they started the wildfires, the justice ministry said in a statement carried by state media on Thursday.

No details were provided on those who were executed by the regime.

DAMASCUS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack on an army bus in central Damascus on Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported.

Citing a military statement, the report said three explosive devices were affixed to the bottom of the military bus, two of which were detonated at the President Bridge in the heart of Damascus while the third one fell down without exploding and was later dismantled by a bomb squad.