Egypt’s foreign minister is in Damascus in the first such high-level visit since the start of the foreign-backed militancy in Syria in 2011.

The Syrian foreign minister appreciates Iran’s constructive and effective role in the fight against terrorism and in the political settlement of the Syrian crisis.

Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN Bassam Sabbagh has called on the UNSC to put an end to Israel’s recurrent attacks in order to solve the current crisis in the Arab country.

Foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey have held a meeting in the Astana Format on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the Syrian crisis.

Continuing to plunder Syria’s natural resources, the United States has smuggled a new batch of stolen Syrian oil into Iraq.

President Assad says Syria supports collective Arab initiatives, and attaches great importance to initiatives and mechanisms that promote such an ideal.

Syria’s ambassador to the UN says the foreign-sponsored conflict and the presence of foreign occupation forces have led to a rise in number of disabled people in the country and compounded their problems.

Iran's ambassador to the European Union says respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is the only way to get out of the ongoing crisis in the Arab country.

Iran’s top security official says US presence in Syria is the main obstacle to the establishment of peace and security in the war-torn country.

The Syrian ministry of petroleum says the ongoing foreign-sponsored conflict has inflicted around $100.5 billion in damage on the country’s energy sector.