Day: March 10, 2024

Occupied Jerusalem, A Palestinian infant and a young Palestinian woman were martyred on Saturday evening in the Gaza Strip afflicted by malnutrition, bringing the total number of martyrs due to hunger in the Strip to 25 martyrs.

Palestinian Health Ministry stated in a statement that a two-month-old baby girl and a 20-year-old woman were martyred in Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, stressing that famine in the northern Gaza Strip had reached fatal levels.

The Gaza Strip is living in extremely difficult humanitarian conditions, reaching the point of famine, while the occupation authorities continue to prevent and obstruct the arrival of humanitarian aid, especially to the northern regions, while the aid that reaches the south of the Strip is not sufficient for the needs of the Palestinians, especially in Rafah, which is considered the last refuge for the displaced.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Beirut, Five Lebanese were martyred in Israeli aircraft bombing of a house in the town of Khirbet Selm in South Lebanon on Saturday evening.

The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the Israeli occupation aircraft targeted with missiles a house in al-Ain neighborhood in the center of Khirbet Selm, which led to the martyrdom of a family of 4 people displaced from the town of Blida and another person, and the wounding of more than 9 others, noting that their bodies were transferred to Tibnin Governmental Hospital.

The raid caused the complete destruction of the house and caused major losses to dozens of surrounding homes.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Moscow, The United States is the one that possesses and implements expansionist plans and attacks other countries, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Zakharova was commenting on the statements of the American representative to NATO, Julian Smith, in which she blamed Moscow for the failure of American-Russian relations.

‘We recommend that the US State Department present its fictional tales about NATO extending a helping hand to others to children, because they cause laughter,’ Zakharova was quoted by Russia Today website as saying.

The Russian diploma stressed that it was the NATO that violated the treaties, expanded towards Russia, and carried out aggression against other countries such as Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Zakharova emphasized that ‘the Governments of NATO member States are today publicly demonstrating their intentions towards Russia and their main and obvious objective is to try to inflict a strategic defeat on our country, and to this end they are
supplying the Kiev regime with weapons and intelligence data, and are de facto involved in the Ukrainian conflict they orchestrated.’

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Moscow, Russian air defense forces have downed four Ukrainian drones over the territory of Belgorod District .

‘Attempts of the Kiev regime to commit a terrorist act using fixed-wing type drones against facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation were prevented during the past night. Air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod Region,’ the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

After that, the Russian air defense systems shot down two more Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod Region on Sunday morning, the Ministry of Defense said.

On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Russian air defense forces managed to down 47 Ukrainian drones over the territories of Belgorod, Kursk, Volgograd and Rostov.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Lattakia, The Rural and Agricultural Development Forum and Exhibition started activities on Sunday in Lattakia coastal Province, according to SANA reporter.

The forum and expo were opened in the presence of Agriculture Minister, Eng. Hassan Qatana, and a number of representatives of industrial and agricultural institutions.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, 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 Health Ministry: Over the past 24 hours, Israeli occupation committed 8 massacres in Gaza Strip, leaving 81 martyrs and 116 wounded.

-Palestinian Health Ministry: The number of victims of ongoing occupation aggression on Gaza Strip has risen to 31,726 martyrs and 73,792 wounded.

– Media Office in Gaza: Israeli bombing and storming of Shifa Medical Complex a war crime

-Palestinian resistance renews its call on UN institutions to provide protection to medical facilities

-Martyrs and wounded on the 164th day in ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip.

-Palestinian media: 9 martyrs and a number of injured as Israeli occupation aircraft bombing of a house in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip.

-Palestinian media: A number of martyrs and wounded in a bombing by occ
upation forces that targeted Shifa Medical Complex, west of Gaza City

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, The Minister of Industry, Dr. Abdul Qadir Jokhdar, discussed with Ambassador of the Republic of Abkhazia in Damascus, Muhammad Jalalovich Ali , and his accompanying delegation ways to enhance and develop relations in various areas of the industrial sector between the two countries.

That came during a meeting held in the ministry building Sunday, Jokhdar stressed the keenness of Syria to strengthen cooperation relations with Abkhazia in the industrial fields, via memos of understanding including projects.

For his part, Jalalovich pointed out the necessity of working to strengthen and develop economic relations and trade exchange between the two countries, in a way that contributes to achieving common interests and benefits the Syrian and Abkhaz peoples.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad said that Prime Minister of Israeli occupation entity, Benjamin Netanyahu destroyed Gaza Strip and killed more than 12,000 children and more than 8,000 women there, as the total number of victims killed in cold blood reached up to 31,000, calling this a genocide.

‘European Union strategists’ repeated statements about building a rules-based world have faded’, Mikdad said on the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry’s X account.

He added that the murderer Netanyahu eft no rule unbroken, including the international law, the international humanitarian law, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Charter, children’s rights, women’s rights, democracy, disarmament and peace.

Mikdad noted that what is more dangerous than the crimes of Netanyahu and his ruling gang is the support he received from many of the leaders of European Union countries and their parliaments, not to mention the blind support for him from Washington.

Mikdad said that
the defense of the EU leaders of Netanyahu’s crimes revealed them as little puppets in the hands of Zionism and enemies of peoples’ rights and aspirations.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad met a number of Syrian drama stars, including actors, actresses and directors.

A dialogue dealt with drama industry and challenges of production, the current role of dramatic works within society, and supporting their industry in the next stage.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, Speaker of the People Assembly, Hammouda Sabbagh, met Sunday, member of Russian Federal Assembly Konstantin Basyuk and accompanied by the Head of Russian-Syrian Business Council, Dr. Louay Youssef.

Sabbagh stressed that the relations between Syria and Russia are deeply rooted and the importance of working to continue strengthening and developing them in terms of exchanging experiences in various fields, especially parliamentary ones, for the interest of the peoples of the two friendly countries.

Sabbagh praised Russia’s stances in support of Syria and its just causes, as the two countries confront one enemy and fight one battle in order to eliminate terrorism.

Basyuk,for his part, reiterated that Russia is interest in developing relations with Syria in parliamentary and other fields, especially the four provinces that recently joined the Russian Federation, noting the importance of mutual visits between delegations of the two countries in various fields.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency