August, 2016

  • 31 August

    2 people killed, several injured due to terrorist attack in Deir Ezzor and Quneitra

    Provinces, SANA – Two people were killed and 17 others were injured due to rocket attack by ISIS terrorists on al-Joura and al-Qusour neighborhoods in Deir Ezzor city, according to …

  • 31 August

    Updated-A forum commemorating 47th anniversary of the burning of al-Aqsa Mosque held in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – Al-Quds International Foundation held on Wednesday a forum commemorating the 47th anniversary of the burning of al-Aqsa Mosque at al-Assad National Library in Damascus. Presidential Political and …

  • 31 August

    The army kills scores of terrorists in Hama northern countryside

    Provinces, SANA – The army operations have resulted in the destruction of heavy weaponry for terrorist organizations and the death of numbers of their members as the army units targeted their positions …

  • 31 August

    OPCW-UN report on chemical attacks in Syria lacks material evidence, al-Jaafari stresses

    New York, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari asserted that the report issued by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons …

  • 31 August

    Wednesday weather forecast: Temperatures dropping gradually

    Damascus, SANA – The temperatures will gradually drop, yet they will remain slightly above average as the country is still affected by a superficial seasonal Indian low air pressure accompanied …

  • 31 August

    Iran calls on Turkey to stop military intervention in Syria soon

    Tehran, SANA Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed on Tuesday concern over the continuation of Turkey’s military intervention in Syria, calling on the Turkish army to stop its military operations in Syria …

  • 31 August

    Churkin: OPCW-UN report on Syria chemical attacks not enough to impose sanctions on Damascus

    Washington, SANA – The findings of the latest joint report of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that blamed Damascus for several chemical attacks …

  • 31 August

    8 new breaches of cessation of hostilities observed in Damascus and Lattakia countryside

      Lattakia, SANA – The number of breaches of the cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria has reached 1116 since the agreement came into effect on February 27th after 8 new breaches were …

  • 30 August

    “Jasmine” film wins the first award at Sciacca International Italian festival

    Damascus, SANA- The short documentary film “Jasmine” won the first award in the official competition for the short documentary Arab and foreign film at Sciacca International Italian festival which concluded …

  • 30 August

    Students evacuated from terrorists-besieged Yarmouk Camp to take evaluation exams

    Damascus, SANA – Supported by the Syrian Government and supervised by the Higher Committee for Relief, the General Authority for Palestine Arab Refugees (GAPAR) evacuated tenth and eleventh grade students …