August, 2016

  • 24 August

    Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over situation on the Syrian- Turkish borders and calls on Turkey to coordinate with Syria regarding fighting terrorism

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the Turkish regime to coordinate the fight against terrorism with the Syrian government on the border between the two countries. A …

  • 24 August

    Mortar positions, tanks, vehicles and oil tankers for terrorists destroyed in army operations

    Provinces, SANA- A number of heavy vehicles for terrorist organizations have been destroyed, including tanks and armored vehicles in Aleppo, as the army units continued its operations against these organizations in …

  • 24 August

    DSE Wednesday session closes at 1,510.83 points

    Damascus, SANA – Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Wednesday session closed with transactions of 18,613 stocks in 15 deals, with an overall value of SYP 2.533 million, with the DSE closing …

  • 24 August

    Sit-in staged in solidarity with Palestinian and Syrian captives in Israeli occupation jails

    Damascus, SANA – A sit-in was staged in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Damascus to demand action to save the lives of captives …

  • 24 August

    Syria, Armenia discuss enhancing scientific cooperation

    Damascus, SANA – Higher Education Minister Atef Naddaf discussed on Wednesday with Armenian Ambassador in Damascus Arshak Poladian cooperation relations in the fields of higher education and scientific research, in …

  • 24 August

    Lavrov, Kerry discuss crisis in Syria and combating terrorism

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed on Wednesday with US State Secretary John Kerry the crisis in Syria and the prospects of combating terrorism in it. The …

  • 24 August

    Syria condemns Turkey’s breach of Syria’s sovereignty in Jarablos

    Damascus, SANA – An official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that Turkish tanks and armored vehicles on Wednesday morning crossed the Syrian-Turkish borders towards Jarablos city under …

  • 24 August

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  • 24 August

    Churkin: ISIS chemical weapons producing capability underscores importance of convention to fight chemical terrorism

    New York, SANA – The capability of ISIS terrorist organization to produce chemical weapons underscores the timeliness of the Russian initiative to draft an international convention on the struggle against …

  • 24 August

    CBS sets USD exchange rate at SYP 517.43

    Damascus, SANA – The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) set on Wednesday the exchange rate of the USD against the Syrian Pound (SYP) at 517.43 for banks, 517.42 for exchange …