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Moscow, The Russian Foreign Ministry reiterated on Friday that the US presence in Syria is illegal. “We will continue to say that the US presence in the Syrian al-Jazira area and its continued control over al-Tanaf is illegal,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin told TASS news agency. He added that helping to plunder the national wealth of the Syrian people like oil is totally unacceptable. On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif affirmed that any foreign presence in Syria without the consent of the Syrian state is considered a breach of UN Security Council Resolution no.2254 and principles of international law. Vershinin noted that Russia is in contact with the US in Syria, through military diplomatic c...

Paris, Syria’s Permanent representative to UNESCO, Ambassador Lamia Shakkour stressed that the hostile states against Syria and through their flagrant interference in its internal affairs, occupying parts of its lands and supporting terrorism in it are targeting to obliterate the national identity of the Syrians and eradicating the intangible cultural heritage in Syria. Speaking during the activities of the eighth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003 held recently in the French capital of Paris, Shakkour pointed out that the unilateral coercive measures, imposed by the US administration and the EU countries on Syria, have directly affected the work domains of the Organization, the standing c...

Moscow, Armenian Defense Minister, Davit Tonoyan said that his country will continue implementing program of providing humanitarian aid to Syria, affirming that the program has a great importance. During his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoygu on the sidelines of opening the Sixth International Military and Technical Forum Army-2020 near Moscow on Sunday, Tonoyan expressed appreciation over Russian role in helping to implement the Armenian humanitarian mission in Syria. Over past few years, Armenia provided humanitarian aid to support steadfastness of the Syrian people and contributed to alleviate their suffering.   Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Riyadh, An official source at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said here today that following reviewing the reports of the work team, on the health indicators and data in the cities and governorates of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, all public sector employees shall return to the workplaces, as of Sunday 11/01/1442 H, committing to abide by applying the preventive protocols, in the workplaces. The head of an entity, or whomsoever he may delegate, has the authority to implement the remote work for a number of the entity’s employees, provided complying with the set forth conditions, the source concluded.   Source: Saudi Press Agency

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who gathered in Beirut’s main square to protest the government’s management of the recent explosion that devastated large parts of the city. At the beginning of a planned protest, a small group of men started throwing stones at security forces as they tried to jump over barriers that were blocking entry to the parliament building. Police responded by firing tear gas at the protesters. A police spokesman said an officer was killed during scuffles. A police officer at the scene said that the officer died after falling down an elevator shaft when he was chased by protesters into a building in the area. The demonstrators also stormed the foreign ministry building while others in Martyrs Square set up symbol...

Jeddah, The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned strongly the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia attack, which took place today morning, by launching a booby-trapped drone, towards the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and has been intercepted by the Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen. OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen expressed his condemnation of the continued terrorist attacks by Houthi militia, and those who supply it. Dr. Al-Othaimeen called for full application of Stockholm Agreement, expressing the OIC condemnation of the continuation of the terrorist Houthi militia for taking Hodeidah Governorate as a place for launching terrorist operations by launching ballistic miss...

Riyadh, The Royal Court issued today the following statement: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud underwent today a successful laparoscopic surgery to eradicate the gallbladder at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. The King will spend some time at the hospital according to the treatment plan recommended by the medical team. The King extended his sincere thanks to citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their noble feelings. The King also expressed his appreciation to everyone who has called or sent a message wishing him good health from Majesties, Excellences, and Highnesses of the leaders of Arab, Islamic and friendly countries.   Source: Saudi Press Agency

WASHINGTON/PENTAGON - Efforts to deliver an enduring defeat to the Islamic State may be in danger because of difficulties with bringing the terror group’s members and associates who are women to justice. New analysis from the United Nations’ Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate [CTED] issued Wednesday described the situation as dire, warning too few of these IS women are being held to account, as many countries have been reluctant to repatriate them. “Women are the demographic group with the lowest overall rate of return from the conflict zone in Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic,” according to the CTED report, based on a study of 80 U.N. member states. “Within judicial systems, there is an urgent need for training and capacity-building on gender-sensitive approaches ...

Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji has condemned the US coercive measures against Syria, particularly the so-called “Caesar Act”, affirming that they are illegal and inhuman. In a phone call with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, Khaji said “The new US embargo known as Caesar Act came in framework of exerting pressure on the Syrian people and in completion of Washington’s illegitimate goals.” Khaji demanded stopping the US policy of imposing embargo which is illegal and inhuman. He affirmed that these hostile attempts will not undermine the will of the Syrian people and will not dissuade their friends from continuing to support them and to support the legitimate government in Syria. The two sides also w...

Damascus, Declared theft and looting of the economic resources of the Syrian people carried out by the Turkish regime, led by Endogen and his terrorist mercenaries constantly in the context of an open economic war targeting Syria’s strategic resources, especially those related to food security, like wheat and barley crops. Erdogan turned into a thief who steals the resources and capabilities of the Syrian people, a thing that was confirmed by the confessions of the Governor of Şanlıurfa, Abdullah Areen, who said, “The Turkish Agricultural Crops office will buy wheat and barley in the cities of Tal Abyad and Ras Al-Ayn in Hasaka at a price that is not less than the market price, in addition to providing a possibility for companies to purchase them. It is a method used by the Turkish occu...