Category: General

A plane loaded with medicines, provided by the Emirates Red Crescent Authority arrived Wednesday in Lattakia International Airport, according to SANA reporter.

The cargo was delivered at the airport to the Ministry of Health in the presence of the Minister, Hassan al-Ghabbash, the Governor of Lattakia, Amer Hilal, the Emirati ambassador to Damascus, Hassan Ahmed al-Shehhi, in addition to the head of ERC delegation, Director of the Volunteer Department, Khalfan Sarhan Al Rumaithi.

The UAE aid arrived at the port of Lattakia via a ship containing about 196 tons of medicines and medical equipment, along with 10 buses with a capacity of 36 passengers to transport medical staff working in hospitals.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The Syrian air defense forces responded to an Israeli missile aggression and shot down most of them.

A military source stated that at approximately 21:35 pm today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points in the Damascus countryside.

The source added that the losses were limited to material.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The Cabinet discussed several issues related to the work strategy of each ministry during the next stage and the solutions proposed to a number of difficulties facing the work of the public sector.

During its weekly session, chaired by Premier Hussein Arnous, the Cabinet attached great importance to devising ideas and visions that contribute to raising the level of performance of institutions concerned with service and development affairs, and expanding the range of facilities for of small and micro enterprises.

The Cabinet approved the work plan of the Fund to Mitigate the Effects of Drought and Natural Disasters on Agricultural Production and its estimated budget for the year 2024, amounting to about SYP 88 billion, with the aim of enabling the Fund to compensate for damages in the agricultural sector. It also approved the decision containing the financial system of the National Authority for Information Technology Services, with the aim of maintaining skilled personnel working in this sector.

Arnous ask
ed the ministries to take full advantage of Law No. (3) regarding the creation, governance, and management of public joint stock companies and joint companies, which aims to contribute to the development of the economic public sector and the investment process, taking into account governance standards, in order to ensure the achievement of administrative and economic efficiency, and to enhance joint investments between the public and private sectors in light of the flexibility, facilities and advantages granted by the law.

The Cabinet agreed to add some specialty jobs in the Ministry of Culture.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Hammouda Sabbagh, stressed the need to strengthen ties between Syria and India and advance them in all fields.

Meeting today with the Ambassador of India in Damascus, Irshad Ahmed, Sabbagh described as deeply rooted and strong the bilateral relations, stressing the necessity of working to boost and advance them in all fields, especially the parliamentary ones in terms of exchanging visits and delegations and benefiting from the experiences of the two countries.

Sabbagh reviewed the war, crises and unjust economic siege that Syria is being exposed to, and underlined the continued adherence to belonging to Arabism along with the steadfastness in the face of all challenges until the victory over terrorism is achieved completely.

Ambassador Ahmed hailed the historical relations between the two countries, which played a major role in crises and wars during successive historical eras, pointing to ‘the importance of working to develop and strengthen them in the parliamentary, edu
cational, economic and other fields in order to achieve the common benefit and be in the interest of the two peoples

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The competent authorities have seized an ammunition depot for Daesh ‘ISIS’ terrorist organization in Sweida Badia (semi-desert).

The authorities arrested a number of the organization terrorists, according to SANA reporter.

A security source told SANA that after a number of the organization’s leaders were arrested in an ambush, and based on their confessions, an ammunition warehouse was seized, which the organization was using as a supply and ammunition point for its members in the southern region, containing large quantities of ammunition, including 23 mm anti-aircraft guns, metal ammunition, and others.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

On the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Journalists, Syrian journalists in all provinces stood a moment of silence to mourn journalists who were martyred in Palestine in the Israeli aggression on Gaza strip.

This event is part of a call by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to hold a moment of silence on the lives of press martyrs in occupied Palestine within their workplaces.

The participates called on international organizations to assume their moral and legal responsibilities by exerting pressure on the occupying entity to stop its aggression, hold it accountable for its crimes, and take immediate action to ensure the safety of civilians and journalists in Gaza and the occupied territories.

They also stressed the need to stop the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists, during their coverage of the occupation’s aggression, which is trying to promote its narrative, mislead public opinion, and cover up its crimes, stressing that the Al-Aqsa flood operation showed the
real ugly image of the criminal entity, and revealed its truth while facing the owners of the land; the resistants.

The stance affirms that the speech is unified in the Syrian and Palestinian arenas, and that the terrorism that targeted media professionals in the two countries is one.

All media institutions in Damascus and other Syrian governorates witnessed similar stances during which participating journalists raised banners calling for an end to the killing of Palestinian journalists.

Syrian Arab News Agency Director-General, Eyad Wannous, said during the stand organized by the agency that the Israeli occupation’s killing of journalists in Palestine aims to kill guardians of truth, and to keep only the narrative of lies, and media misinformation, in continuation of its crimes that represent a grave violation of international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians and journalists guaranteed by international conventions

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Fayssal Mikdad, affirmed Syria’s rejection of the West’s collective attempts to employ human rights mechanisms and impose politicized decisions to interfere in the internal affairs of countries with the aim of implementing its political agendas.

‘Syria stresses its full support for people in Palestine who are being subjected to genocide constituting clear evidence of the racist nature of the Israeli occupation.’ said Mikdad, giving a video statement before High Level Segment – 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council (26 February – 05 April 2024).

Mikdad underlined the occupation is boasting about its killing of more than 29 thousand Palestinians and its deliberate targeting of medical personnel and civilian facilities, with unlimited political, military and economic support from human rights advocates in the West, led by the United States.

It is necessary to renew commitment to Agenda item 7 of the Human Rights Council, because it highlights the practic
es of the Israeli occupation and its gross and systematic violations, as it has left none of the basic rights without being violated, he added.

Mikdad went on to say ‘Syria underscores its right to restore the entire occupied Golan and rejects all ‘Israeli’ measures to perpetuate its occupation, which blatantly violate UN resolutions, most notably UNSC Resolution No. 497.’

The resolution entitled ‘The Human Rights Situation Facing Syrian Returnees’ and its outcomes constitute the perfect example that exposes the falsehood and claims of the West, as this non-consensual and politicized resolution is used to distort the image of the Syrian state, Mikdad noted.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

General Director of Al Assad National Library, Fadi Ghanem, discussed with Hu MuQing, President of Shanghai Art Collection Museum, and accompanying delegation strengthening cultural ties between Syria and China in the field of libraries and manuscripts.

Exchanging cultural materials, and holding joint exhibitions were also the focus of the meeting.

Ghanem gave the Chinese delegation a detailed explanation about the history of the library, its role in preserving the national cultural heritage, and the cultural and knowledge services it provides to researchers and scholars.

The delegation toured around the library and viewed the Directorate of Manuscripts and Rare Books there. They also visited the Restoration Department, and learned about the steps followed in the process of restoring and preserving books and manuscripts in the library.

The Chinese delegation presented the Library a book talking about restoring and protecting manuscripts.

The library, in turn, provided the delegation with a collection of
books talking about Syrian manuscripts, antiquities, and Syrian plastic art.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Prime Minister Hussein Arnous met Monday the Iranian Ambassador in Damascus Hussein Akbari, and stressed the need to follow up the implementation of the agreements and memorandums of Understanding signed between the two countries.

The meeting dealt with enhancing cooperation in the energy, transportation, trade and banking sectors and raising levels of coordination in various economic fields.

Engineer Arnous stressed the Syrian government’s keenness to take all measures to develop bilateral cooperation and open new horizons for cooperation in all fields, pointing out the importance of launching joint projects that benefit both sides.

For his part, the Iranian ambassador expressed the desire and readiness of many Iranian companies to work in the Syrian market and provide everything that contributes to supporting the Syrian economy in the face of the blockade.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Damascus, Minister of Culture Dr. Lubanah Mashouh discussed with the Director of the Shanghai Art Collection Museum, and the accompanying delegation meana of enhancing cultural cooperation between Syria and China.

The meeting revolved around discussing the possibility of cooperation and Syria’s participation in the International Forum for the Preservation of Intangible Heritage in Shanghai, and in the Traditional Arts Exhibition.

the Minister of Culture expressed her approval for translating the Damascus Museum Guide into the Chinese language.

Mashouh praised the depth of cultural relations between Syria and China on the Silk Road, and the importance of the relations existing today between the two countries and the two friendly peoples.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency