The Syrian army and Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah would fully cooperate, should Israel launch a military aggression in the region, a report says. The two sides have formed a joint headquarters in order to orchestrate the coordination between the two military forces, unnamed sources told the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai. The report came after Syrian [...]

Israel is reportedly preparing to strike arms depots and weapons manufacturing plants in Syria, claiming they belong to the Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah, a report says. Tel Aviv has escalated its military presence in the occupied Golan Heights and the northern part of the Shebaa Farms, the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz said, citing a report in [...]

Iran says it is ready to hold a meeting with the economy ministers of Syria, Iraq and Turkey to discuss setting up an economic bloc in the region. Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian Economy and Trade Minister Lamia Assi in Tehran on Saturday. [...]

Iran has signed a draft agreement on free trade with Syria in a move which can boost the country’s economy in the face of Western sanctions. The deputy commerce ministers of Iran and Syria inked the draft on Friday and a final agreement is expected to be signed by Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and [...]

Iran is in talks with Syria to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) after Damascus and Ankara reached a similar deal, says the Iranian commerce minister. “A free trade agreement has been signed between Syria and Turkey and we hope talks between the two sides bear fruit and Iran and Syria sign the agreement,” Mehdi [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have stressed the need for sustained cooperation between the two countries. In a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart on Friday, the Iranian chief executive also highlighted the importance of Iran-Syria ties and called for the strengthening of solidarity between Muslims, IRNA reported. “It is necessary [...]

Iran and Syria have called on Islamic countries to mobilize their resources and form a united front in face of threats against Muslim nations. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on an official visit early Wednesday to hold talks with the country’s senior officials. In a meeting with Syrian President [...]

A senior Iranian official, Ali Akbar Velayati, has rejected a media report in which he is quoted as welcoming nuclear talks with the US, his office says. Velayati, the foreign policy advisor to Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei, criticized AFP for “altering” remarks made at a press briefing [...]

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign affairs advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Ummah and Opressed People, renews Iran’s support for Palestine and Lebanon against Israel and the US. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will support resistance groups in Palestine and Lebanon against the Zionist regime (Israel) and the US,” Velayati said. Velayati was [...]

Iran and Syria have voiced their unrelenting support for the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements, saying it is the only way to confront Israel. Ali Akbar Velayati, senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday to discuss regional issues. Velayati and Assad [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has expressed Iran’s full support for Lebanon and Syria in the event of any possible Israeli aggression. The Iranian government and nation is fully prepared to support the Lebanese and Syrian nations and governments in the face of a possible Israeli aggression, Mottaki said at a joint press conference with [...]

Iraq has consented to the transit of Iran’s natural gas to Syria and the Mediterranean regions from the Iraqi territories, an Iranian Oil Ministry official says. The agreement was made after a recent meeting between ranking Iranian and Iraqi officials over the transfer of Iran’s natural gas to Iraq’s power plants and beyond, ISNA reported [...]

The Syrian government has condemned the Israeli attack against the Lebanese troops, in which at least three Lebanese soldiers and a top Israeli army officer were killed. President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday, Syria’s SANA news agency reported. Assad expressed “Syria’s support for Lebanon against the heinous [...]

The Syrian foreign minister says the US cannot launch a military strike against Iran, adding Iran has what it takes to defend itself. “Iran is not Afghanistan.” Walid al-Moallem was quoted by IRNA as saying on Sunday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is capable of defending itself and its soil; so, I, for one, believe [...]

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has once again warned that the Middle East is increasingly moving toward regional hostilities. Assad said on Sunday that the “real peace spectrum in the region is moving away and the prospects of war and confrontation are increasing,” DPA reported. Speaking on 65th anniversary of the Syrian military’s establishment, Assad said [...]

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. King Abdullah arrived in the Syrian capital city of Damascus on Thursday after he visited Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak earlier on Wednesday. The two leaders are expected to travel to Beirut on Friday for joint [...]

Former Iraqi premier attempts to mend fences with senior Muslim leader and influential political figure Moqtada al-Sadr in an apparent bid to reoccupy the post. In a Monday meeting, Iyad Allawi discussed with Sadr the indecision that followed the March 7 parliamentary polls, Reuters reported. Allawi’s al-Iraqiya alliance narrowly won the key election but failed [...]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his Syrian counterpart Naji al-Otri have signed a string of agreements to bolster ties between the two countries. Hariri, during his third visit to Damascus as premier on Sunday, called for closer ties with Syria. He said Beirut wants sincere relations with Damascus that would serve the interests of [...]

Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri said from Damascus on Sunday that his relationship with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is built on honesty and understanding, reporters said. When asked about the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), he called on “everyone to deal with the matter calmly.” Hariri met earlier in the day with his Syrian counterpart, [...]

In line with efforts for the restoration of peace and stability in Iraq, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad calls on Iraqi leaders to break a four-month coalition stalemate and form a government. Speaking in a meeting with Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr in Damascus, President Assad expressed concern about the consequences of the Iraqi officials’ failure [...]