American missiles plus toxic materials uncovered in Damascus, Daraa, Hama

PROVINCES, (ST)_Special authorities uncovered weapons and ammunition plus toxic materials left behind by terrorist groups in Damascus countryside, Hama and Daraa provinces.

According to sources at the special authorities, the weapons and ammunition which were uncovered in the above mentioned provinces included US automatic rifles, various types of missiles [TOW and Grad] plus grenades, binoculars and mines.

Syria, Russia appeal to international community to compel US to fully withdraw its occupation troops from Syria

MOSCOW, (ST)_Syria and Russia have reiterated their call for the international community to put pressure on the United States to fully withdraw its occupation troops from Syria.
The Syrian and Russian coordination committees said in a joint statement released today on the return of displaced Syrians: "Syria and Russia urge international community to exercise pressure on the U. S. which continues to violate the international law through its illegal presence in the Syrian territories, and to oblige it to completely withdraw its forces form the sovereign Syrian Arab Republic.

Time for putting an end to economic punishment policies adopted by some Security Council member states: al-Jaafari

NEW YORK, (ST)- Syria will continue supporting the steadfastness of the Cuban people and government in the face of the unjust blockade imposed by the united States on the Cubans since 1962, Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari has affirmed.

In a statement on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly session on "the need to end the US economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba", al-Jaafari reiterated that condemning this siege is no longer enough in the light the escalation policies adopted by the current US government which are based on tightening the siege so that its impacts extend to beyond Cuba's borders.

He emphasized that it is time for putting an end to economic punishment policies adopted by some Security Council member states against other sovereign countries.

He stressed that Syria fully backs the UN General Assembly's draft resolution on the US siege on Cuba which reflects the UN's clear rejection of unilateral coercive economic measures, given the fact that these measures are considered as a collective punishment of peoples and they undermine the UN system, affect its powers, hamper the achievement of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, violate people's right to development and damage international trade relations.

Syria to take part in the Final of WRO 2019 in Hungary

DAMASCUS, (ST)- Syria is to take part in the international finals of the World Robot Olympiad ( WRO) 2019, which is due to be held in the Hungarian city of Gyor between November 7th and 10th under the title "Smart Cities".

423 teams from 73 countries are participating in the event

Director of the Syrian Science Olympiad at the Distinction and Creativity Agency Nubough Yassin told SANA that three Syrian teams will participate in the competitions, including Aero 403 team for Regular Junior category aged 13-15 years, Robix team for Regular Senior category aged 16-19 years, Squadros team for Open category aged 16-19 years.

 The WRO is the largest and most important annual event in the world in the domain of robotics.

12-year- old boy wounded in a blast in Quneitra

QUNEITRA, (ST)_ A boy was wounded in the blast of an explosive device left behind by al-Nusra Front terrorists in the northern countryside of Quneitra.

A medical source in the 'Martyr Mahmod Abaza' Hospital in Quneitra declared that a 12-year- old boy was conveyed to the hospital where he received the first aid treatment before being sent to Damascus Hospital to complete the treatment.