Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad, met Adele Khodr, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa The two sides discussed projects supported by UNICEF in Syrian governorates, including the rehabilitation and restoration of schools and health institutions. Minister Mikdad underlined the importance of global efforts to address the profound consequences of the terrorist war and the inhumane economic sanctions imposed by Western countries on different sectors in Syria. For her part, Khodr expressed her gratitude for ..read more

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Palestinian Health Ministry announced Saturday that the Israeli occupation has committed 4 massacres during the past 24 hours in the stricken Gaza Strip leaving 32 martyrs and 69 wounded. The ministry said in a statement that the total number of victims of the continuous aggression on Gaza since the 7th of last October has increased to 34,388 martyrs and 77,437 wounded. There are a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads and the ambulance and Civil Defense staff cannot reach them, the statement added. Furthermore,15 Palestinians including 8 childr ..read more

Damascus,SANA-Health Minister, Dr. Hassan Al-Ghabbash , discussed Saturday with UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa,Adele Khodr and the accompanying delegation,ways to strengthen health cooperation. During the meeting, a number of health issues in the region were discussed, including the issue of nutrition among children in addition to vaccine programs. Dr. Al-Ghabbash stressed the importance of continuing joint coordination with the organization and working within health programs that significantly support the health sector and improve the quality of services provide ..read more

Moscow, SANA-Russian air defense forces shot down 193 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 2 rockets and 3 smart bombs over the past day, TASS quoted Russian Defense ministry as saying in a report. “During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities shot down 193 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, 2 rockets of the Olkha multiple launch rocket system and 3 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs,” the ministry said. In its daily report, the Ministry said that in all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 592 Ukrainian warplanes, 270 helicopters, 23,325 unmanned aerial vehicles, 50 ..read more

Damascus, SANA- Prime Minister, Hussein Arnous, inaugurated on Saturday al-Mouwasat tunnel and new square to the West of Damascus. In a statement to reporters after the inauguration, the Prime Minister said the project was fully implemented by national cadres. SANA reporter said that the total cost of the project reached nearly 70 billion SYP and the length of the tunnel is 525 m. The project consists of a tunnel and a road junction in the vital area of Mouwasat where several hospitals, markets and official and educational institutions are located ..read more

Damascus, SANA- Highlighting the developments in technology and the regulatory environment related to e-payment and its role in supporting economic development in Syria, were the focus of the two-day APEX EXPO 2024. The Expo is organized at Damascus-based Dama Rose Hotel by the Syrian Scientific Society for Informatics, in cooperation with Thiqa Company and a broad participation of online payment companies, the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) along with investors and specialists in the field of e- payment. The exhibition activities began on Thursday and will conclude today through multiple dialogu ..read more

Amman, SANA- The Syrian junior tennis team qualified for the Asian U-12 finals after reaching the final round of the West Asian Championship being held in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The Syrian team won over the Iraqi counterpart 2-1 in the semi-final match, noting that it topped its group in the first round with three victories over each of Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. In the final round, which will be held tomorrow, our team will face the winner of the match bringing together Saudi’s and Iran’s ..read more

Paris, SANA- Sciences Po University in the French capital, Paris, witnessed a student protest against the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, in which participants demanded condemnation of Israeli crimes committed against the people Palestinian, while the police dispersed the protesters. French media reported that university students chanted slogans in support of the Palestinian people and raised Palestinian flags on the windows and above the entrance of the building. Head of the Socialist Party list, Raphael Glucksmann, pointed out that showing solidarity with the Palestinians and rejecting ..read more

New York, SANA- Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani said that the illegitimate presence of US forces in Syria constitutes a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and these forces must withdraw immediately. Iran once again calls for the US forces’ withdrawal from Syria as the illegitimate presence of these forces not only violates Syria’s sovereignty and territory, but it is also the main source of instability and insecurity in the country, and provide space and cover for terrorist groups to strengthen their position and commit more crimes, Ira ..read more

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Following are the latest developments of Operation “al-Aqsa Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance on October 7, in response to the attacks launched by the Israeli occupation on the war-ravaged Gaza Strip: -Palestinian media: 3 martyrs as a result of the Israeli occupation bombing of a Red Cross building housing displaced people in Gaza – Palestinian media: martyrs and wounded in bombing the Israeli occupation aircraft of a residential building on central Gaza City’s Al Wahda street -Palestinian media: a Palestinian fisherman was killed and another was injured ..read more