New railway to link Iranian, Syrian coasts
Asharq Al-awsat – A report by the Syrian ministry of transport revealed a bid on connecting Iranian and Syrian coasts as well…
Tag Archives: Latakia
Tehran to build several power plants in Syria – Iran’s vice president
Sputnik – Iran will build several power plants in Syria within the framework of a memorandum on economic cooperation with Damascus, the…
Iran strikes deal with Syria to build power plant in Latakia
Tasnim – Syrian Electricity Minister Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli said Tehran and Damascus have signed a deal whereby Iran will build a power…
Will Russia-Israel ties suffer after downing of Il-20 military plane off Syrian coast?
RT – Moscow and Tel Aviv had long enjoyed fairly good ties despite the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, but they…
Syria says its air defense shoots down missiles coming from sea, targeting Latakia
Press TV – Syria says its air defense system has shot down several missiles fired from the sea, targeting state technical industry…
Russian cargo plane crashes in eastern Syria, 39 killed
Press TV- Russia’s Defense Ministry says a cargo plane operated by the Russian military has crashed in Syria, killing at least 39 people…
Iran aims to built power station in Syria’s Latakia – Reports
Sputnik – Iran reportedly intends to construct a 450 MW power plant in Syria’s Latakia. The energy officials of both countries have…
Syrian troops find US anti-tank missile systems in Latakia Province
MNA – The Syrian government troops have found a storage with over 30 US heavy anti-tank missile systems in the Latakia Province…
Syrian president visits Russian-run air base in Latakia
Press TV – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has paid a visit to a Russian-run air base in the country’s western coastal province of…
Bomb attack kills 10, injures several in Syria’s Latakia
Press TV- Nearly a dozen people have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when a massive bomb explosion targeted a…
Syrian forces foil Daesh infiltration attempts in Latakia: Report
Press TV- The Syrian army has reportedly thwarted an attempt by Daesh to establish a foothold in the northwestern province of Latakia,…
Takfiri militants pushed out of six villages in Syria’s Latakia
Syrian government soldiers, backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups, have managed to wrest control over six villages in the country’s…
Russian defense minister meets Syria’s Assad, inspects Khmeimim airbase
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in capital Damascus and inspected Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria’s coastal…
Bomb blast strikes mosque in Syria’s Latakia
A deadly bomb attack struck a mosque in Syria’s port city of Latakia Thursday, state TV says. The explosion occurred outside Khulafa…
Syria army retakes strategic town in Latakia
The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Kansaba in the northern countryside of Latakia Province after heavy clashes…
Syria army retakes key militant bastion in Latakia
Syrian forces, backed by military aircraft, have managed to wrest control over a strategic town in the country’s western province of Latakia…
Russian jets hit 63 ISIL targets in Syria’s Hama, Latakia, Idlib, Raqqa
Russian jets have carried out 64 sorties hitting 63 ISIL targets in Syria’s provinces of Hama, Latakia, Idlib, Raqqa over the past…
Syria air defense shoots down US drone
A US drone has been shot down by Syria’s military over the coastal province of Latakia near a stronghold of President Bashar…
In Assad’s coastal heartland, Syria’s war creeps closer
(Reuters) – For three years, residents of Syria’s Mediterranean provinces have watched from their coastal sanctuary as civil war raging further inland…
Turkey, Syria must exercise restraint: Iran MP
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Syria and Turkey should exercise restraint amid recent conflicts between the two sides. Chairman of Majlis National…
Syria Takfiris kill 190 civilians in Latakia: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Takfiri militants killed 190 civilians and held over 200 others hostage in Syria’s western province of Latakia…