TEHRAN, December 24 - Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, December 23 - Syrian government troops liberated the ancient city of Aleppo from the foreign-backed militants one year ago. The militants had taken control of the flashpoint city back in 2012. Now after its liberation, life is gradually getting back to normal in Aleppo.
TEHRAN, December 23 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has hailed as fruitful the campaign against terrorism in Syria, saying prior attempts to eradicate the vicious phenomenon had been unsuccessful.
TEHRAN, December 22 - In a statement at the conclusion of the 8th round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran, Russia, and Turkey reaffirmed commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria, and welcomed progress in implementation of a deal on de-escalation areas in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, December 22 - Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation to intra-Syrian peace talks, Bashar al-Jaafari, says US and Turkish military forces should leave his conflict-plagued Arab country immediately.
TEHRAN, December 22 - Delegations from Iran, Russia and Turkey held the second round of consultations on Syrian crisis on the second day of Syrian talks underway in Astana.
TEHRAN, December 22 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari and U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura discussed Geneva talks as they met in Astana.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari met with Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in the 8th round of Syrian talks in Kazakhstan.
TEHRAN, December 21 -Russian lawmakers approved an agreement to expand the Tartus naval refueling facility in Syria into a fully-fledged naval base capable of harboring nuclear-powered ships, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria.
TEHRAN, December 18 - Syrian President Bashar Assad said three years of U.N.-brokered peace talks have yielded "nothing," in part because the opposition does not represent anyone and is merely a "vocal phenomenon."
TEHRAN, December 18 - French President Emmanuel Macron says the reality in Syria is that President Bashar al-Assad will continue to stay in power because his opponents have lost "the war on the ground."
TEHRAN, December 16 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow, Tehran and Ankara see eye to eye on the need to fight terrorism in Syria and maintain its territorial integrity despite pursuing different political agendas.
TEHRAN, December 16 -Syria has lambasted United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and the French Foreign Ministry for accusing the Arab country of being responsible for a lack of progress in the latest round of the Geneva peace negotiations.
TEHRAN, December 14 - Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations has accused Saudi Arabia and Western states of sabotaging the latest round of peace talks held in Geneva in a bid to end the crisis in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, December 14 - Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has censured the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh terrorist group, saying the military alliance is indeed targeting civilian facilities and providing the extremists with cover.
TEHRAN, December 14 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed the importance of long-term cooperation with Turkey on bolstering security in the region, especially in Syria.
TEHRAN, December 12 - Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu announced on Monday that the Russian forces participating in the war on terrorism in Syria have started to return to Russia.
TEHRAN, December 11 - Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored another important advance in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate.
TEHRAN, December 11 - The prominent commander of the Syrian Army’s elite Tiger Forces division reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad.
TEHRAN, December 11 - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to begin withdrawing from Syria during a surprise visit to the Arab country, RIA Novosti news agency reported.