Day: September 10, 2023

A number of shepherds were martyred and others injured in a terrorist attack in Shula area in the southern countryside of Deir -Ezzor.

SANA reporter stated that 6 shepherds were killed and two others were injured in the attack by terrorists in Shula area in the southern countryside.

The reporter added that the terrorists mutilated the bodies of the shepherds, burned their vehicles, and looted some of the sheep.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Minister of Religious Endowments Mohammad Abdelsattar al-Sayyed discussed with many religious figures the challenges of religious discourse, on the sidelines of the 34th International Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, that held in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo.

The Conference is held under the motto (Cyberspace and modern means of religious rhetoric).

Al-Sayyed met Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Shaikh Awad bin Sabti Al Anzi, and they discussed means of enhancing cooperation in the religious field.

Minister of Awqaf also met Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Zaid, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and the both sides discussed the most prominent challenges facing religious discourse and means of cooperation in promoting moderation, confronting extremist ideology, and protecting young people from it.

Al-Sayyed visited al-Azhar University and met its president, Prof. Salama Gomaa Ali Daoud, as the two sides stressed the importance of specialized university studies in the legal aspect, and it is considered one of the most significant ways to confront deviations and abnormal ideas that constitute a way to extremism.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Syria affirmed that the US and its tools of terrorist organizations and militias continue to violate Syrian sovereignty and plunder the country’s wealth and strategic resources, and demanded thatAmerican officials be held accountable for the looting and that the American administration be obliged to compensate for them, end the illegal presence of American forces, and return the lands it occupies and the oil and gas fields to the Syrian state.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council, demanding that they put an end to the aggressive practices and violations of the principles of international law and the provisions of the UN Charter, which are being committed by the United States of America and its military forces that are illegally present on parts of the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic in the northeast and in the Al-Tanf region in the southeast of the country.

The Ministry pointed out that the United States of America and its tools of terrorist organizations and militias continue to violate sovereignty and plunder the country’s wealth and strategic resources, with the aim of exacerbating the effects of illegal unilateral coercive measures and depriving Syrians of the capabilities of their homeland and increasing their suffering.

The Ministry added that the value of the damage caused to the Syrian oil and mineral wealth sector as a result of acts of aggression, looting and sabotage committed by the US forces and their terrorist tools amounted to a total of $ 115.2 billion during the period from 2011 until the end of the first half of the year 2023.

The ministry stated that the latest statistics and estimates of the losses of the oil sector in Syria show that the value of direct losses amounted to $ 27.5 billion, resulting from the following:

The theft, waste and burning of extracted oil quantities estimated at 341 million barrels. The rate of theft was around 100-130 thousand barrels per day and recently reached 150 thousand barrels per day in addition to 59.9 million cubic meters of natural gas and 413 thousand tons of domestic gas. The value is $21.4 billion.

Vandalism and theft of facilities, resulting in damages amounting to $ 3.2 billion.

The so-called “international coalition” illegal aircraft bombed oil and gas facilities in Syria, with the amount of damage amounting to $2.9 billion.

The Ministry continued that the indirect losses amount to $87.7 billion, which represents the value of the lost benefits (from crude oil, natural gas, and domestic gas) as a result of a decrease in production below the planned rates under normal working conditions.

Syria demanded that American officials be held accountable for these thefts and that the American administration be forced to compensate for them, end the illegal presence of American forces, and return the lands it occupies, oil and gas fields and other natural resources to the Syrian state to ensure improving the humanitarian and living conditions of the Syrians.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Deputy Minister of Local Administration, Moataz Dohji discussed Sunday with Vice President of Iran and Head of Iran’s Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh bilateral cooperation in the field of the environment.

The meeting held on the sidelines of the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms, with two sides discussing enhancing aspects of cooperation in the field of environmental protection.

Dohji thanked Iran for hosting the conference and hoped that this conference would success and achieve its goals.

For his part, Salajegheh stressed the depth and strength of the brotherly relations between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, and the keenness of Iran to strengthen them in all fields, especially in the environment field.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

With participation of Syria, The International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDSs) continued its work in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The participating delegations held several interactive sessions on the social and economic impacts of sand and dust storms and the acceleration of regional and international cooperation to combat and anticipate such storms and early warning.

The Syrian delegation gave a presentation on these storms in Syria, during which the National Coordinator of the Convention to Combat Desertification, Amar al-Marai highlighted the reasons and negative effects of the sand and dust storms in Syria and suggestions at the national and regional levels to address them and the difficulties facing Syria in this field.

On the sidelines of the conference, the Syrian delegation met with the Iraqi advisor to the Iraqi Minister of Environment, Dr. Nazir Abboud, and the accompanying delegation to discuss cross-border environmental problems, including sand and dust storms, and how to address and confront them, in addition to enhancing cooperation in the environmental field between the two brotherly countries.

The International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms kicked off in Tehran on Saturday with participation of Syrian delegation, representatives of 50 states,15 world institutions and 250 experts.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

US occupation forces on Sunday looted and smuggled more Syrian resources to their bases in Iraqi territory, taking out a load of about 95 tankers of oil from al-Jazeera fields during the past 24 hours.

Local sources in al-Yaroubia, to the north-eastern side of the country, told SANA reporter that the US occupation forces brought out a convoy of vehicles to Iraqi territory via the illegal Mahmoudiya crossing, including 40 tankers loaded with Syrian oil stolen from al-Jazeera fields.

The sources added that the occupation troops brought out a convoy of 55 tankers loaded with stolen oil and transported it through the illegitimate al- Mahmoudiya crossing.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Alouk station stopped pumping water once more as a result of one of the traction lines of water being broken in Turkish regime- occupied area.

work at Alouk station halted due to a break in one of the water supply lines in Ras al-Ain countryside which is occupied by forces of Turkish regime, which stopped pumping water again, Director General of Hasaka Water Company Eng. Muhammad Othman told SANA reporter.

Alouk station returned to work last week after a hiatus lasted for more than four months, as a result of the Turkish occupation preventing the Water Corporation’s operation and maintenance workshops from entering the station.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

temperatures will continue to rise to become around their average as the country is affected by Indian seasonal superficial pressure, accompanied by southwestern currents in the upper layers of atmosphere.

Meteorology department expected in its Sunday bulletin that the weather will be hot summer between clear to partly cloudy in general with a chance of rain showers over coastal northern and western areas and hot misty over eastern, al-Jazeera and al-Badia.

The wind will be southwesterly in the southern and coastal regions and northwesterly in the rest of the regions, moderate in speed, with active gusts exceeding 65 kilometers per hour, and the sea weaves will be light to medium in amplitude.

The expected temperatures in some major Syrian cities will be as follows: Damascus 33 / 20 , Homs 29 / 17 , Tartous 30 / 20 , Aleppo 32 / 20 , Sweida 28 / .

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad discussed Sunday with UN special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen and the accompanying delegation the latest developments related to the envoy’s mission.

Pederson gave a presentation on the outcomes of the visits and the meetings held during the last period and the efforts he has exerted within his mandate.

In turn, Mikdad pointed out the challenges facing Syria, including catastrophic effects left by terrorism and illegitimate unilateral coercive measures that affected negatively on the humanitarian and economic situation in Syria, particularly after the devastating earthquake struck the country last February.

The minister denounced the continued illegitimate US and Turkish presence on the Syrian lands and the continued plundering of the resources and capabilities of the Syrian people by the US forces calling it a flagrant violation of Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity and the international law.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)