Matthew Dannoun

Welcome to the official page of the office of the Minister Of State Syria in Sydney Australia  Matthew Dannoun  Minister Of State - Syria  Sydney Australia  Contact: 0406 365775  Email: ministryofstate.sy.au@gmail.com The Office of the Minister Of State and Special Envoy to the syrian president his excellency president ahmad al sharaa acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community.  We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their cultures and to their Elders past and present.

This is a joint media release between the Office of the Special Investigator and the AFP A former Australian Defence Force member, 47, has been charged under a joint investigation between the AFP and the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI). The man, who was arrested earlier today (7 April, 2026) at Sydney Domestic Airport, has been charged with five counts of war crime – murder under section 268.70(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment. The man has been refused bail to appear in NSW Bail Division Court 7 tomorrow (Wednesday, 8 April 2026).

NATO leader says he expects Europe will come together on Iran NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Sunday offered a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump’s military efforts against Iran and also said he expects the nations of NATO to come together to support Trump. “What I know is that we always come together,” Rutte told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Source: Politico

ABU DHABI, 20th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE air defence systems on 20th March 2026 engaged 4 ballistic missiles and 26 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 338 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,740 UAVs. These attacks have resulted in the martyrdom of 2 members of the armed forces while performing their national duty, as well as 6 fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi and Palestinian nationalities. A total of 158 people were also injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe. The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Türkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia. The Ministry of Defence affirms that it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats, and will firm...

My letter from the Australian Foreign And Trade Regarding Syria.

Washington, Jan.20 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that American forces cooperated with the Syrian government to capture terrorists who escaped from Al-Shaddadi prison south of al-Hasakah in northeast of Syria.  “There was an escape attempt from the prison, and we worked with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the Syrian government to capture the prisoners. They are among the most dangerous terrorists in the world, and all of them are from Europe,” Trump said in a statement to the American newspaper of New York Post.   Yesterday, the “SDF” released members of the terrorist organization ISIS from al-Shaddadi prison before the Syrian Arab Army entered the city and secured the prison and its surroundings. The Syrian Arab Army held the “SDF” fully responsible for releasing ISIS members from the prison, stressing that it is taking all necessary measures to restore control over the area. SANA 

Damascus, Jan.20 (SANA) Ministry of Defense Spokesman Brigadier General Hassan Abdul Ghani affirmed that the ministry is moving proceeding with a high sense of national responsibility and a sincere commitment to prevent bloodshed and to build a peaceful solution that preserves the country’s unity, security and stability. In a statement issued on Tuesday on the latest developments in northeastern Syria, Abdel Ghani addressed Syria’s Kurdish citizens, describing them as an integral and inseparable part of the Syrian people. “We defend our people and are ready to sacrifice our lives for them. We have pledged to protect our Kurdish citizens, safeguard their property and secure everything necessary for them to remain safe and dignified in their homes, proud of themselves and of their homeland, Syria,” he said. Abdel Ghani added that Syria’s Kurds had suffered grave injustice for five decades, having been deprived of their rights and subjected to systematic exclusion policies that affected t...