Iran, Syria Discuss Boosting Political, Economic Ties
SANA (state news agency)
November 9, 2016
Representatives meet in Syrian capital to discuss regional situation and enhancing bilateral relations
Representatives meet in Syrian capital to discuss regional situation and enhancing bilateral relations
Economic support from friends like Iran and Russia has bolstered efforts by Syrians’ to fight terrorism for over six years, says Syrian deputy FM
Despite the implementation of the “four cities” agreement, it is not possible to compare — in any sense at all — the siege of Zabadani and Madaya which are under opposition control, and the siege of Kefraya and Foua which are under the control of the regime and its militias
Bashar al-Assad told Serbian newspaper Politika the US’ “secret collaboration with terrorists is the reason why all attempts at a ceasefire and political transition in Syria have so far failed.” Following is the full text of the interview as published by SANA, the official news agency.
The issue that is difficult to find a clear explanation for so far is the reduction in the intensity of the bombardment. Is there something threatening the Russian aircraft? Or is Putin sending a message to the Iranians after the dispute that erupted between them that they will lose without his support?
One of the most likely reason’s for Russia’s announcement to halt raids on Aleppo may be that Moscow has begun to sense the weight of international pressure upon it, and has begun to resent the situation of international embarrassment which the developments in Aleppo have caused
Islamic State retreat occurred quietly and quickly, leaving a vacuum for the regime and its allies to take control of in a number of areas in the provincial countryside
Social media pages announce most loyalist towns and villages in the coastal province have suffered a loss in the fighting, with even the smallest of villages mourning fighters killed in Aleppo
Saudi Arabian king reaffirms his country’s support for Syria’s revolution and its people against the Assad regime and its allies
Assad adviser says the efforts of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah against the West and Israel will help shape the future of the world
Russia’s victory in enabling the regime and Iran’s militias to enter eastern Aleppo will comprise a major turning point in the Syrian war and will lead to a major disruption in the balance of forces to favor Iran, its militias, and the Assad regime
Following is the full text of the interview, as appeared on SANA, the official news agency
Around 65 participants, including young thinkers and politically-conscious people in the Damascus suburbs, meet to discuss the concept of “the useful Syria”
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad claimed in an interview to Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper that the smell of WWIII is in the air. Following is the full text, as published by SANA, the official news agency.
This development represents a departure by the opposition because of the blatant shift in Russia’s role from a joint position in international oversight of the political process, alongside the US, to a direct party to the war, alongside the regime, against the Syrian people
Crowds arrive from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, and some east Asian countries, turning the areas which are under Iranian influence into military zones, says activist
Christians in these areas have also suffered from the Iranian presence, but in a different way from bombardment and destruction like Syria’s other areas, as communities leaving in large part due to a moral collapse and widespread disorder
History will remember Obama as the president who pushed America’s adversaries to enter an unwinnable war at practically no cost to Washington and Tel Aviv
Military sources claim the international coalition against ISIS conducted strikes against the regime army in Al-Tharda Mountain to prevent the radical group from obtaining internationally banned weapons
Aleppo chanted for freedom and democracy, and even raised the banners of the Ukrainian revolution and supported all the national liberation movements around the world, but the “free world” has turned away from it.
