Havana, SANA- Cuban Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero reaffirmed his country’s standing by Syria, expressing desire to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation in all domains, particularly in the tourism sector.

Marrero’s remarks came during a meeting with Syria’s Ambassador to Cuba Dr. Idris Mayya at the headquarters of the Cuban Tourism Ministry in Havana.

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Damascus, SANA-Speaker of the people’s Assembly Hammoudah Sabbagh on Wednesday described relations between Syria and Russia as friendly and deeply-rooted which have remarkably witnessed development on all levels.

Sabbagh, meeting a Russian parliamentary delegation, headed by Dmitry Sablin, hoped that ties between the legislative institutions in Syria and Russia would deepen and mutual visits would increase in the interests of both peoples.

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Damascus, SANA – Prime Minister Imad Khamis on Tuesday met Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh and the accompanying delegation.

The meeting tackled means to enhance and expanding economic relations between the two countries, and the need to hold more meetings between the Syrian and Iranian public and private sectors and create joint investment opportunities.

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Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the industry’s only pervasive data intelligence company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Oliver Ratzesberger President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Ratzesberger succeeds Victor L. Lund, who is transitioning from his role as President and CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ratzesberger has served as Teradata’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) since February 2018, responsible for the Company’s global operations and leading its strategies for go-to-market, products and services. He joined Teradata in 2013 and, from 2016 to 2018, served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, leading Teradata’s research and development organization, following a distinguished career in advancing innovation in technology at both established and start-up companies. While COO, Ratzesberger worked alongside Lund in architecting and implementing the Company’s transformation. This appointment reflects the Board’s confidence in Ratzesberger......

Today, NuScale Power announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), to evaluate NuScale’s small module reactor (SMR) nuclear power plant for use in Jordan. The agreement continues to showcase the immense international interest in NuScale’s innovative nuclear technology.

JAEC is the government entity leading the development and implementation of nuclear strategy and managing"...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A Syrian government minister expressed optimism on Wednesday over dialogue with Kurdish groups that want to strike a political deal with Damascus, suggesting progress had been made in contacts mediated by Russia.

Kurdish-led groups who control swathes of northern Syria have revived contacts with Damascus in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from their region. These groups are keen to"...

Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet was briefed during a session on Sunday chaired by Prime Minister Imad Khamis the steps taken by the Interior Ministry for simplifying paperwork related to civil affairs and issuing passports and driver’s licenses.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor also gave a presentation on its work for simplifying procedures and developing social securities.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: DRNA), a leading developer of investigational RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has exercised an option to receive exclusive rights to a second hepatic disease target emerging from its research collaboration and license agreement with Dicerna. The collaboration, established in October 2017, aims to discover and develop novel GalXC™ RNAi therapeutics for the treatment of chronic liver diseases, with an initial focus on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a devastating disease for which there is no approved treatment. The option is the second target under the two companies’ research collaboration and license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Boehringer Ingelheim will be responsible for future clinical development and commercialization of the therapeutic target. Dicerna is eligible to receive development and commercial milestone payments, and royalties on worldwide net sales. “It is extremely gratifying for Boehringer Ingelheim to exercise......

Moscow, SANA – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel the developments in Syria.

The Kremlin said in a statement on Friday that Putin and Merkel reviewed in details issues related to the crisis in Syria, with emphasis on applying the decisions of the quadripartite summit between Russia, Turkey, Germany, and France, which had affirmed commitment to Syria’s unity, sovereignty, and"...