MNA Top Adviser to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velyati underlined on Saturday that We do not agree with establishment of a safe zone in Syria or in any other regional countries by foreigners, since it means disintegration of the region and having it managed by foreigners." Making the remarks in a meeting with Syrias ambassador to Iran and his accompany ...

MNA Syria has expressed categorical rejection of the agreement between the US and Turkey on establishing a safe zone, affirming that it constitutes flagrant aggression against Syrias sovereignty and territorial integrity. An official familiar with the matter said on Thursday that Syria expresses a categorical rejection of the so-called safe zone,...

Al Monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: explains that the Russian proposal for de-escalation or safe zones in Syria is not only the best approach for Moscow and Tehran to preserve their core interests in the country, but it could also act as a factor that brings the two countries even closer together. Most critical to Iran, according to Azizi, is that the ...

Sputnik - Astana platform of the Syrian opposition intends to create a group to support the creation of safe zones in Syria. GENEVA (Sputnik) Astana platform ofthe Syrian opposition is going tocreate a group withlocal political forces innorthern Syria toreinforce and support the memorandum onsafe zones agreed onin Kazakhstan, platform's leader Randa ...

Tehran Times - Speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not object to de-escalation zones arrangement in Syria but voiced opposition against Irans presence in those areas. According to Haaretz, a senior Israeli official who wanted to remain anonymous said that Netanyahu had warned Putin ...

MNA The establishment of safe zones in Syria proposed by Russia and signed by it in a memorandum alongside two co-guarantors Turkey and Iran could impact at least 2.6 million people, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Thursday."When you talk aboutfour ofthe de-escalation areas, this has the potential ofaffecting hopefully positively ...

Press TV - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says Damascus does not agree to any role for the United Nations or other international forces to monitor the implementation of a deal onfour de-escalation zonesin the war-torn Arab country. We do not accept a role for the United Nations or international forces to monitor the agreement, Muallem ...

IRNA - Russia presented a draft resolution in support of the memorandum on de-escalation zones in Syria inked at the Astana talks to the UN Security Council, Russias permanent mission to the United Nations says. Press Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN Fyodor Strzhizhovsky in an interview with Russias TASS News Agency on Sunday,...

Alwaght- Following the end of Astana peace talks on Syria that came out with a deal to set up de-escalation zones in Syria, the Russian officials put a ban on military aircraft operations over the four designated safe zones. Aviation operations, especially by the international coalition forces, are absolutely not envisioned,"said the Russian ...

Reuters - Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed in a memorandum signed on May 4 to establish four separate de-escalation zones in Syria for at least six months, according to a text detailing the agreement published by the Russian foreign ministry on Saturday. The largest de-escalation zone includes Idlib province and adjoining districts of Hama, Aleppo ...

Sputnik - Responsibility for observance of the memorandum on safe zones in Syria lies upon Russia and Iran, while the Syrian regime relies on their support, according to the German Foreign Ministry. BERLIN (Sputnik) Russia and Iran are the ones carrying the main responsibility forobservance ofthe memorandum onsafe zones inSyria, the German Foreign ...

Press TV - Relative calm has been reported across most parts of Syria after a deal to set up de-escalation zones in the war-ravaged country went into effect. According to both Syrian opposition activists and government media outlets on Saturday, there were no immediate reports of casualties after a memorandum signed by Turkey, Iran and Russia, the ...