February, 2016

  • 8 February

    Ministry of Tourism and WHO discuss cooperation in food safety and health awareness

    Damascus, SANA- Tourism Minister Bisher Yazigi discussed with resident representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Damascus Elizabeth Hoff on Monday cooperation and coordination between the two sides on issues …

  • 8 February

    People’s Assembly discusses health sector issues

    Damascus, SANA – The People’s Assembly discussed in its session on Monday the performance of the Health Ministry in light of the circumstances spawned by the current crisis and the …

  • 8 February

    DSE Monday session closes at 1,270.10 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Monday session closed with transactions of 150,100 stocks in 83 deals with an overall value of around SYP 16.959 million, closing at …

  • 8 February

    Some countries’ continuous support to terrorists in Syria prolongs fighting terrorism process- Russian ambassador

    Moscow, SANA- Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Kinshchak asserted on Monday the importance of enhancing the Syrian–Russian military technical cooperation in light of the terrorist war waged against Syria. Ambassador Kinshchak pointed …

  • 8 February

    Peskov: Terrorist organizations in Syria are not taking part in Geneva talks, should not take part in it

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Presidency’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that terrorist organizations in Syria are not taking part in the Syrian-Syrian talks in Geneva and they should …

  • 8 February

    Health Ministry, WHO sign joint work plan

    Damascus, SANA – The Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed the work plan for their cooperation program for 2016-2017. The plan focuses on five fields …

  • 8 February

    A civilian injured in terrorists’ mortar attacks in Daraa

    Daraa, SANA- A civilian was injured in terrorists’ mortar attacks against the Eastern neighborhood al-Kashef in the southern city of Daraa. Terrorists positions in the town of al-Naima’a, in the …

  • 8 February

    57 wanted persons turn themselves in to authorities to get their legal status settled

    Provinces, SANA – 57 wanted persons from Damascus, Damascus countryside, Quneitra and Daraa provinces turned themselves in Monday to the authorities to get their legal status settled. On Sunday, 133 …

  • 8 February

    Regional and international interference exacerbated the crisis in Syria- Tehran

    Tehran, SANA, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi-Ansari reiterated on Monday that ending the crisis in Syria is represented by defeating terrorism and following up political solution through intra-Syrian dialogue. …

  • 8 February

    Seven ISIS terrorists detained for plotting terrorist attacks in Russian cities

    Moscow, SANA- Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained seven members of ISIS terrorist organization who prepared to carry out terrorist attacks in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities. The …