December, 2016

  • 12 December

    Russian Defense Ministry: ISIS attacked Palmyra after US-led coalition stopped operations in Raqqa

    Moscow, SANA-Russian Defense Ministry affirmed on Monday that ISIS terrorists exploited the suspension of the operations of the US-led coalition in Raqqa to attack Tadmur (Palmyra) city. In a press …

  • 12 December

    President al-Assad receives letter from Pope Francis expressing heartfelt sympathy with Syria

  • 12 December

    Rural mud houses in Lattakia, architectural details bespeaking old history

    Lattakia, SANA – Despite the drop in their numbers, some villages in Lattakia province still contain old mud houses built before the introduction of stonework and cement and modern houses, …

  • 12 December

    Information Minister: Working on developing media discourse and opening new specialized channels

    Damascus, SANA – Information Minister Mohammad Ramez Tourjman discussed with Resident Coordinator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Damascus Ali al-Zaatari means to enhance cooperation between the two sides …

  • 12 December

    Updated-Peskov: Washington’s refusal to cooperate with Moscow led to increase in ISIS attacks in Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the United States’ refusal to cooperate with Russia in fighting terrorism has resulted in ISIS increasing its attacks in Syria. Peskov …

  • 12 December

    Drug dealer arrested in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – The Criminal Security Department in Damascus on Monday arrested a drug dealer in Damascus city and seized amounts of hashish and Captagon pills in his possession. The …

  • 12 December

    New batch of humanitarian aid arrives in Hasaka via aid bridge

    Hasaka, SANA – A new batch of food and non-food aid provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrived at Qamishli Airport on Monday …

  • 12 December

    Updated-8 killed, 47 injured in terrorist rocket attacks on Aleppo city

    Aleppo, SANA – Eight people were killed and 47 others were injured, most of them women and children, due to terrorist attacks with rocket shells on residential neighborhoods in Aleppo, …

  • 12 December

    CBS sets USD exchange rate at SYP 517.44

    Damascus, SANA – The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) set on Monday the exchange rate of the USD against the Syrian Pound (SYP) at 517.44 for banks, 517.42 for exchange …

  • 12 December

    Member of al-Jabha al-Chamiya admits that terrorists murdered scores of civilians in Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods

    Aleppo, SANA – Terrorist Yousef Fahd Deeb admitted that terrorists executed scores of civilians in the public squares and streets of Aleppo’s eastern neighborhoods under flimsy pretexts in order to …