Occupied Jerusalem, Israeli occupation forces detained on Sunday 25 Palestinians from various areas of West Bank including 6 women.
The occupation forces stormed the cities of Jenin, tubas, Qalqilya and Bethlehem, assaulted Palestinians and arrested 25 of them, WAFA news agency reported.
Earlier, dozens of Palestinians were injured as a result of an attack by the occupying forces south of Bethlehem.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad congratulated the Christian denominations that follow the Western calendar in Syria on the occasion of glorious Easter, wishing them and all Syrians health and peace.
Secretary General of the Republic’s Presidency, Mansour Azzam, conveyed congratulations of President al-Assad to Patriarch Youssef al-Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All East of the Melkite Greek Catholics, Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus, John Jihad Battah, Armenian Orthodox Bishop of Damascus Armash Nalbandian, Armenian Catholic Bishop of Damascus Jospeh Arnaouti, Pastor of the Evangelical Church of Damascus Rev. Boutros Zaou, Archbishop of the Maronite Church of Damascus Bishop Samir Nassar, and Father Malek Malous at the Chaldean Church in Damascus, and to all citizens of their honorable denominations .
For their part, the heads of the Christian denominations thanked President al-Assad for this gesture, wishing him, his family and all Syrians health and welfare
They implored God to protect Syria,
its people, and leadership, expressing their full confidence in the ability of Syria and its people to overcome the impacts of the terrorist war.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Occupied Jerusalem, Israeli occupation has continued its brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air for the 177th day in a row, targeting homes, displaced people and streets, in addition to committing bloody and horrific massacres against the Palestinians.
Palestinian media said the occupation aircraft bombed a house in al-Maghazi camp, central Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians and wounding others, while the occupation aircraft carried out several raids on southern areas of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.
At least eleven were also martyred in Israeli occupation bombing that targeted a group of Palestinians in Bani Sohaila town, east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, while a woman and her child were martyred in artillery shelling by the occupation forces that targeted a house in al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis city.
Meanwhile, the occupation navy bombed the coast of Rafah city, causing several casualties, while the occupation aircraft carried out violent raids on al-Nuseirat and al-Maghazi cam
ps, central Gaza Strip.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Moscow, Russian air defenses shot down 3 Ukrainian drones over Yaroslavl Province western Russia on Sunday morning.
Russian Defense Ministry said that the air defenses destroyed 3 Ukrainian drones over the Yaroslavl province and thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian regime forces to attack the province.
The Russian Ministry also announced the destruction of 10 Vampire multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) over the borderline region of Belgorod.
On Saturday, Russian air defenses shot down two Ukrainian drones over Belgorod region, southwest of the country.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Occupied Jerusalem, Dozens of Palestinians were injured Sunday in an attack by the Israeli occupation forces on them south of Bethlehem City in the West Bank.
Wafa Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed the village of Marah Rabah, south of the city, and attacked the Palestinians by opening fire and poison gas bombs, causing dozens of suffocation cases among them.
A number of Palestinians were injured on Saturday by fire of Israeli occupation forces west of Bethlehem City in the West Bank.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Damascus, Christian denominations in Syria that follow Western calendar have celebrated the Glorious Easter (the resurrection of Jesus Christ), the Prophet of peace and love, by holding prayers and masses at the churches and places of worship.
At the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady in al-Zeitoun neighborhood in Damascus, a religious mass was held, presided by His Beatitude Patriarch Youssef al-Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All East of the Melkite Greek Catholics.
During his speech at the Mass, Patriarch al-Absi pointed to the sublime meanings of the Glorious Easter, which are concentrated in every work that sows peace, smiles and joy in people’s life.
He underlined the importance of embodying the resurrection of Jesus Christ with forgiveness despite all the injustice, evil and atrocities that we are witnessing around the world.
Al-Absi called for an end to the Israeli aggression against Gaza and occupied Palestine, concluding his speech by praying to God Almighty
to protect Syria, its people, its army, and its leader, Mr. President Bashar al-Assad, and to restore security and safety to it, have mercy on its martyrs, and heal its wounded.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
New Delhi, National Union of Syrian students in India, in cooperation with the Syrian embassy in New Delhi, held a central ceremony on the 74th anniversary of Syrian Arab Student Day.
Samer Salameh, head of Indian branch of the National Union of Syrian Students, affirmed the determination of Syrian students in India to pursue their educational achievements diligently and persevering in order to return to their homeland, Syria, equipped with experience and knowledge and take their role in building and developing their country.
In turn, Syrian ambassador to India, Bassam al-Khatib, in a speech during the ceremony, drew attention to the great attention paid by President Bashar al-Assad to the issues of students and their affairs.
Syrian students who are at various universities in India renewed their pledge of loyalty to their Syrian Homeland, its leadership and its army, stressing their determination to work hard to achieve the desired goals, foremost of which is to return to the homeland and actively partici
pate in the process of its construction and development.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Havana, Syrian students in Cuba stressed support to their Homeland, Syria as people, Army and leadership.
‘The aggression and terrorist war against Syria require from all students to intensify their efforts and achieve education superiority in order to show a brilliant image of their country,’ the students said in a statement on the 74th anniversary of the Arab Student Day.
They affirmed determination to follow their education with full persistence and return home carrying the experience and knowledge, assume their role to build their country and reconstruct what has been destroyed by terrorism.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Beirut, Syrian table tennis player Leen Muhammad Ogli, won a silver medal at Beirut International Championship for the categories under 11, 13 and 15 years old.
Oghli’s silver came after winning the preliminary round in several matches to qualify for the semifinals.
Lebanon, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Iraq, India, Malta, Kazakhstan and Jordan participated in the tournament along with Syria.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
A number of civilians and military personnel were martyred and injured on Friday dawn, as a result of an Israeli aggression targeting a number of points in Aleppo countryside.
‘Nearly at 1:45 am, the Israeli enemy launched an air attack from the direction of Athriya, southeast of Aleppo, targeting a number of points in Aleppo countryside coincided with an air attack carried out by terrorist organizations from Idlib and the western countryside of Aleppo province in an attempt to target civilians in Aleppo and its surroundings’, a military source told SANA.
On Thursday,two civilians were martyred and material damage occurred in an Israeli aggression on a residential building in Damascus countryside.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency