February, 2017

  • 1 February

    Updated-Russia, China veto UNSC western draft resolution on imposing sanctions on Syria

    New York, SANA- Russia and China vetoed a western draft resolution at UN Security Council that imposes sanctions on Syria. The draft resolution was proposed by UK, France and the …

January, 2017

  • 31 January

    Cabinet allows industrialists to import petroleum products directly

    Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet approved a bill on exempting businessmen from interests and fines due to the General Establishment of Social Securities to alleviate their burdens and encourage them …

  • 31 January

    Parliament Speaker and Deputy Foreign Minister meet Tunisian delegation

    Damascus, SANA – Speaker of People’s Assembly Hadiyeh Abbas met on Tuesday a delegation of the Tunisian National Committee for Supporting Arab Resistance and Fighting Normalization and Zionism. During the …

  • 31 January

    Diplomats: Geneva Talks on Syria postponed until 20 February

    New York, United Nations, SANA- Diplomats announced on Tuesday that UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura had informed the Security Council that Geneva talks on the settlement of …

  • 31 January

    Kazakh Foreign Minister: We have no information on a second Astana meeting on Syria

    Astana, SANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov affirmed that his ministry does not yet have information about the possibility of holding a second meeting in Astana on the settlement …

  • 31 January

    President al-Assad meets a number of industrialists from Damascus and its countryside

  • 31 January

    Homs Governor, UNHCR discuss relief and humanitarian situation in Homs

    Homs, SANA – Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi discussed on Tuesday with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi and the accompanying delegation efforts of delivering aid to …

  • 31 January

    President al-Assad: Affected Syrian industrialists who stood their ground are a source of pride

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad received on Tuesday a number of industrialists from Damascus and its countryside who were affected due to the crisis and lost their facilities, but …

  • 31 January

    Army eliminates ISIS terrorists, including foreigners, in Deir Ezzor and Homs

    Deir Ezzor, SANA- A number of ISIS terrorists, some of them of foreign nationalities, were killed and injured due to the army continued operations against their hideouts and gatherings in Deir Ezzor province. SANA …

  • 31 January

    Homs Province and WFP discuss cooperation

    Homs, SANA- Homs governor Talal al-Barazi discussed on Monday with representative of the World Food Program (WFP) in Syria Jakob Kern means of implementing the WFP program in the province through setting up development …