Day: March 21, 2024

Damascus, The Indian Embassy celebrated on Wednesday evening the anniversary of launching the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program (ITEC) at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus.

‘The program has contributed to encouraging relations between the Syrian and Indian peoples and the cultural exchange between the two countries, and reflects the ancient Indian philosophy that emphasizes the acquisition of knowledge and sharing at the same time’ Ambassador of the Republic of India to Syria, Irshad Ahmed, said in a speech.

Ambassador Ahmed noted that the program was launched in 1964 and it has become an important element in India’s development cooperation, adding that since the program was launched, more than 200 thousand employees from more than 160 countries have benefited from it.

According to the Indian Ambassador, India also grants about 14 thousand training scholarships for short-and medium-term courses in more than 100 leading institutions in India.

Throughout the years, the program has received a gr
eat turnout in Syria, where hundreds of Syrian students have enrolled in its courses, and it has contributed to encouraging relations between the Syrian and Indian peoples and the cultural exchange between the two countries, the Indian Diplomat said.

The Indian Ambassador said that 90 training scholarships have been allocated to Syria during the years 2023-2024, calling on the training departments and officials in various ministries and government institutions to fully utilize the training courses offered by the program and to partner with India for growth and development.

He expressed confidence that the importance and usefulness of the training programs will increase in the future and will help strengthen bilateral relations.

Director of Diplomatic Institute at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry, Dr. Imad Mustafa, hailed deep-rooted relations binding India and Syria, expressing Syria’s appreciation for India’s supportive stance during the years of war.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, Two Palestinians were martyred on Thursday at dawn when the Israeli occupation aircraft bombed Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm, the West Bank.

Wafa Agency reported that the occupation drones bombed al-Manshiya neighborhood, leading to the martyrdom of two young men, after large occupation forces stormed the camp, accompanied by bulldozers and snipers mounted the buildings of the houses surrounding the camp and opened fire on Palestinian homes.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces turned some homes into military barracks, and bulldozers began bulldozing and vandalizing Palestinian infrastructure and property.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, One Palestinian was martyred on Thursday by fire of Israeli occupation forces, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Wafa News Agency reported that one Palestinian was martyred by fire of the occupation forces in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, as they prevented ambulance crews from reaching the place and detained his body.

The occupation forces also stormed Tal Street, New Nablus area in Nablus city, Dar Salah village, east of Bethlehem, al-Aroub camp, Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, Jalbun village, northeast of Jenin, Qalqilya town, and Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, and they raided homes and arrested six Palestinians.

Four Palestinians were martyred at dawn on Thursday as the occupation aircraft bombed Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm in the West Bank.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, Syria has strongly condemned the blatant U.S. interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Cuba and rejected the American provocative approach, distortion of facts and accusations against the Cuban government.

We strongly condemn the flagrant US interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Cuba, and reject Washington’s approach based on instigation, distortion of facts and launching accusations against Cuban government to destabilize, Foreign and Expatriates Ministry stated in a statement today.

The statement added that Washington has taken advantage of the difficult economic conditions that Cuba is experiencing, while it is the main cause of these conditions as a result of its immoral policies in imposing illegal sanctions on Cuba, which led to a suffocating financial, trade and economic blockade, which has been going on for more than 64 years.

The Ministry confirmed Syria’s support for the urgent precautionary measures taken by the Cuban government to find solutions to the
economic suffering faced by the people through positive initiatives.

If Washington was concerned for the Cuban people, it would immediately have lifted the blockade on them, allowed freedom of navigation to Cuban ports and the arrival of oil derivatives, and lifted the financial embargo on Cuban banks to import the materials needed by the Cuban people, the Ministry said.

The foreign ministry reiterated Syria’s stand by the Republic of Cuba in facing the challenges it faces, and its condemnation of the sanctions and the inhumane American blockade on Cuba and other countries, calling on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities by working to lift this blockade and provide the Cuban people with their basic needs and enable them to achieve the sustainable development they need.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, Number of victims of the continuous Israeli occupation aggression since the 7th of last Oct. On the stricken Gaza Strip has increased to 31,988 martyrs and 74,188 injured.

During the past 24 hours, the occupation committed 7 massacres against families in Gaza , leaving 65 martyrs and 92 injured, while a large number of victims are still under rubble and on the roads and ambulance and Civil Defense staff cannot reach them, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus countryside,First lady Mrs Asma al-Assad,visited today SOS Children’s Villages association for supporting orphans and who are without parental care, on the occasion of Mother’s day, wishing all Syrian mothers all the best.

First Lady, during her meeting with the supervisors of the association, commended the great efforts they make in caring for children, stressing that ‘a lady who is able to be a mother to children who are not from her womb is a great one and full of giving and love.

Mrs. Asma added: You are taking care of these children.. You are building close-knit families… you are contributing to building a promising and bright future for the young men and women who are honestly in your hands.. So I wish you and all Syrian mothers all loving .. all appreciated.. and all welfare.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian institutions announced today that 37 mothers are killed daily in Gaza Strip, while 28 mothers out of 67 prisoners are held in Israeli occupation prisons and deprived of their children and families.

While the countries of the world celebrate Mother’s Day, there are 37 mothers killed every day in the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza for the 167th day, WAFA agency quoted the Palestinian Red Crescent as saying in a statement today.

The statement added that more than 9,200 Palestinian women were martyred during the aggression out of about 32,000 martyrs, and that most of the 74,188 wounded in the aggression are Of women and children.

Mother’s day comes this year at a time when the genocide against the Palestinian people continues in the Strip, which led to the martyrdom of thousands of mothers and children, the deprivation of thousands of sons and children of their mothers and thousands of mothers of their children, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the
Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a joint statement.

There are 28 female prisoners out of 67 ones in the occupation’s detention centers and the occupation commit various crimes and violations against them, especially after October 7, The statement noted.

The world celebrates Mother’s day but excludes the Palestinian mother in light of the lack of real Global will to end the occupation and stop its escalating crimes, calling on international feminist institutions and movements and all the free people of the world to shoulder their moral and humanitarian responsibilities to stop the horrific crimes of occupation against Palestinian women, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Yangon, Syria’s national football team tied with Myanmar 1-1 in the third round, Group B, of the joint qualification of World Cup and Asia finals.

Earlier, the Syrian team beat Democratic Korea 1-0 in the first round, then lost to Japan 0-5 in the second round.

Syria has 4 points out of three games.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

New York, Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Qusay Al-Dahhak, said that the claims of some Western countries about keenness on Syria and its people, security and stability of the region require them to change their approaches that have been overtaken by events, and to abandon policies of misinformation and distortion of facts, and to follow the approach of diplomacy and dialogue, and to support the efforts of the Syrian State aimed to improve the humanitarian and living conditions of its people, and to re-establish the rule of law over its entire territory.

‘In this month of every year, Western permanent members of the Council resort to issuing and repeating misleading statements that promote their distorted narrative of what my country has witnessed over the past years of a terrorist war,’ Al-Dahhak said during a Security Council session Thursday on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria.

He indicated that those statements come to cover up the acts of aggression,
occupation, and the economic blockade imposed by those countries with the aim of destabilizing Syria’s security and stability and undermining its development achievements.

Al-Dahhak reiterated Syria’s stance on the content of its letters addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and President of the Security Council, demanding immediate action to stop the hysterical Israeli attacks and prevent their recurrence, and warning the Israeli occupation authorities of the repercussions of their criminal actions that threaten regional and international peace and security.

Al-Dahhak renewed Syria’s demand for an immediate, complete and unconditional lifting of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the policies of blockade and collective punishment of peoples followed by successive American administrations and the European Union in violation of the principles of the UN Charter, most notably the principle of sovereignty and equality among states.

The Syrian diplomat went on to say that M
inister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Fayssal Mikdad, stressed to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, in Damascus a few days ago, Syria’s keenness on cooperating with him, and Syria’s commitment to the Syrian-Syrian national dialogue under Syrian leadership and ownership without external interference.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency