August, 2016

  • 2 August

    President Obama: US still seeks cooperation with Russia on Syria

    Washington, SANA-US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that his country still seeks to cooperate with Russia to find diplomatic solutions to the crises in Syria and Ukraine although “the …

  • 2 August

    DSE Tuesday session closes at 1516.85 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) closed on Tuesday with transactions of 107,976 stocks in 79 deals, with an overall value of SYP 17.834 million, with the DSE …

  • 2 August

    Aleppo Health Director Mohamad Hazouri to SANA: Five civilians were killed and eight others suffered suffocation due to a terrorist attack with shells containing poisonous gas fired by terrorist groups on the Old City in Aleppo.

  • 2 August

    Seven civilians killed as terrorists attack Aleppo with rocket shells, including shells containing toxic gas

    Aleppo, SANA- Seven civilians were killed and 25 others were injured due to terrorists attacks with rocket shells on residential neighborhoods in Aleppo, including one attack which used shells containing …

  • 2 August

    Cabinet annuls number of higher and special councils

    Cabinet, SANA – The weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imad Khamis on Tuesday focused on reassessing the structure of the National Media Council, giving the Higher Council for …

  • 2 August

    Kremlin: Allegations of using chlorine gas in Idleb are media fabrications

    Moscow, SANA – The Kremlin refuted the claims by some mass media outlets about the use of chlorine gas in Idleb countryside in response to the downing of a Russian …

  • 2 August

    President al-Assad issues decree granting extra exam courses and academic years for university students

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday issues decree no. 246 for 2016 on granting extra exam courses and extra academic years for university students. The extra courses are …

  • 2 August

    Legal status of 1,000 persons in Daraa and its countryside settled

    Daraa, SANA – Within the framework of the local reconciliations and benefiting from the amnesty decree no.15 for 2016, the legal status of a number of wanted persons in Daraa …

  • 2 August

    CBS sets USD exchange rate at SYP 487.43

    Damascus, SANA – The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) set on Tuesday the exchange rate of the USD against the Syrian Pound (SYP) at 487.43 for banks, 487.42 for exchange …

  • 2 August

    Army thwarts terrorist attack on Al-Zara power plant in Hama, destroys ISIS positions across country

    Provinces, SANA  The army units clashed with armed terrorist groups while attempting to attack al-Zara power plant and a number of military posts in the southern countryside of Hama province. …