January, 2018

  • 15 January

    Transport Ministry starts extending railway from al-Qadam station to New Fairgrounds

    Damascus, SANA- Work teams of the Syrian Railways Establishment on Monday started work on expanding a railway extending 17 km from al-Qadam station towards the New Fairgrounds on the Damascus …

  • 15 January

    President al-Assad receives participants in Arab Writers Union General Secretariat meeting

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Monday received the heads of the delegations participating in the meeting of the General Secretariat of the Arab Writers Union. Talks during the …

  • 15 January

    Syrian Army regains control over new areas in Hama and Aleppo countryside

    Hama/Aleppo, SANA – Syrian Arab Army units established full control over Hajila village and Mashrfeh hill in the northeastern countryside of Hama province. Army units, in cooperation with allied forces, …

  • 15 January

    Update-Speaker Sabbagh discusses with Iranian officials bolstering cooperation

    Tehran, SANA – Speaker of the People’s Assembly Hammoudeh Sabbagh and Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council Ali Larijani discussed on Monday means to bolster joint cooperation and bilateral relations. …

  • 15 January

    Civilian injured in shelling attack on al-Duwaila’a neighborhood in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – Armed groups fired shells at al-Duwaila’a neighborhood in Damascus on Monday, injuring one civilian. A source at Damascus Police Command said that armed groups located in the …

  • 15 January

    Lavrov: We will continue counter-terrorism efforts in Syria

    Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country will carry on with counterterrorism efforts in Syria in parallel with the preparations for holding the Syrian National Dialogue …

  • 15 January

    Foreign Ministry: US announcement of forming armed militia in north-eastern Syria violates Syria’s sovereignty, int’l law

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemned the US announcement of forming an armed militia in the north-eastern Syria as a blatant breach of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial …

  • 15 January

    Syria condemns the United States’ announcement of the formation of an armed militia in the northeast of the country, considering this step as a “blatant aggression on the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria and flagrant violation of international law  

    Syria condemns the United States’ announcement of the formation of an armed militia in the northeast of the country, considering this step as a “blatant aggression on the sovereignty and …

  • 15 January

    Monday weather: Skies partly cloudy, showers expected

    Damascus, SANA- Meteorology Department expected in its Monday bulletin that temperatures will remain around average or slightly higher as the country is affected by a superficial low air pressure accompanied …

  • 15 January

    Developing work system at different bodies of public sector discussed in conference

    Damascus, SANA- The two-day conference titled “National Project for Administrative Reform… Success Factors in Syria in Post-War Stage ” discussed the role of the national project in developing the work …