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Joint statement by the representatives of Iran, Russia and Türkiye on the twentieth international meeting on Syria in the Astana format

21 June 2023

The representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Türkiye as guarantor countries of the Astana Format:
1. Examined the latest international and regional developments and emphasized the leading role of the Astana Process in promoting the lasting (...)

Syria officially reinstated in Arab League

16 May 2023

A preparatory meeting was held in Jeddah ahead of the Arab League summit. It was broadcasted live by El-Ekbarriya state television channel.
Saudi Finance Minister Mohamed Al-Jaddan warmly welcomed the Syrian delegation, which included Foreign Affairs Minister Faisal Miqdad, Information (...)

Failure of secret US-Syria talks

6 May 2023

According to the Lebanese daily L’Orient-Le Jour, the United States held negotiations with Syria in February-March in Oman.
President Bashar al-Assad went to Oman on 23 February.
The negotiations failed due to Washington’s refusal to withdraw its troops. which are occupying the North-East (...)

OPWC cover up debunked

25 March 2023

An Arria-formula meeting on the "Politicization of the Activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons" was held on the sidelines of the United Nations Security Council on 24 March 2023.
Greyzone journalist Aaron Mate exposed the inconsistencies of the OPWC report on (...)

About the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

21 February 2023

According to the Damascus Institute of Seismology, the blue flash that was seen in Turkey and northern Syria just before the earthquake does not match any previous sightings.
This observation reinforces the hypothesis that the earthquake did not occur naturally, but was brought about. (...)

Lafarge agrees to pay 778 million dollars to U.S. justice

18 October 2022

A drawn-out judiciary procedure which involved world leading cement manufacturer Lafarge SA ended with the company pleading guilty, in a U.S. district court, for having allowed its employees in Syria to provide material support and resources to ISIS. It will have to pay a fine of 778 million (...)

US License in Syria Violates Syrian Sovereignty

by Bassam Sabbagh

New York (USA) | 18 August 2022

On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters regarding violations of international law and aggressive practices by United States forces present illegally in north-eastern Syria and the Tanf area in the south-east, I should like to draw your attention to the (...)

Changes in Syria

8 July 2022

The Turkish president got NATO to forsake its Kurdish mercenaries in northern Syria.
Anticipating the release of the jihadist family members detained by Kurdish mercenaries, France has suddenly switched its policy and intends to repatriate her citizens in order to prosecute them at home. (...)

Israel attacks Damascus International Airport

15 June 2022

Damascus International Airport was bombed by the Israeli air force on 10 June 2022. The only runway in good condition was seriously damaged, together with several buildings. All activities were suspended, yet the Syrian Transport Minister has announced that the airport will soon be reopened. (...)

Revelations on Israeli-Syrian negotiations

3 June 2022

Notes taken, on 9 June 1996, by American/Israeli diplomat Dore Gold, during the interview that took place in Washington between newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Bill Clinton, were released by the Israel State Archives.
Dore Gold’s notes shed light on (...)

Turkey to repatriate one million Syrian refugees

10 May 2022

A tiny secular far-right group in Turkey, the Victory Party, was successful in widely circulating a video against Syrian immigrants in the context of the current economic crisis.
As a result, all the political parties are calling for them to be returned to Syria.
Initially, in 2011, Turkey (...)

Bashar al-Assad in Tehran

10 May 2022

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is on an official trip to Tehran. He was notably received by the Guide of the Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and by the President of the Republic, Ebrahim Raïsi.
After Russia and the United Arab Emirates, this is President al-Assad’s third trip since his (...)

Towards Turkish-Syrian rapprochement

15 April 2022

On 6 April 2022, Russia hosted a meeting in Moscow between Turkish and Syrian delegations, which turned out to be “constructive”.
In Turkey, a major lobby is putting pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to change his policy and move closer to Arab countries. The Turkish army is still (...)

Bashar Al-Assad visits UAE

19 March 2022

Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, on Friday 18 March, landed in the United Arab Emirates marking his first official visit abroad, with the exception of Russia, since 2011.
By hosting him, Sheikh Mohamed Ben Zayed - acting as interim for his half-brother Khafifa - has violated the total ban (...)

Sergei Shoigu in Damascus

17 February 2022

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was received by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on 15 February 2022.
He went to inspect the Russian military installations in that country and to assess the needs in the region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be travelling (...)

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