September, 2015

  • 24 September

    President al-Assad performs Eid al-Adha prayers

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad performed the prayers of Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) at al-Adel Mosque in Damascus on Thursday. Senior Baath Party and state officials and …

  • 24 September

    President al-Assad issues three decrees granting SYP 2,500 pay raise and tax exemptions for state employees and pensioners

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad issued on Wednesday three legislative decrees granting pay raises for state employees and pensioners and raising the minimum amount of pay exempted from taxes. …

  • 24 September

    Health Minister: Providing health institutions with basic medical materials

    Aleppo, SANA – Health Minister Dr. Nizar Yazigi stressed the ministry’s keenness on supporting health institutions and providing them with all needed. During a meeting in al-Razi Hospital in Aleppo …

  • 24 September

    7 civilians injured by terrorist mortars in Damascus Countryside

    Damascus Countryside, SANA – Seven civilians were injured after terrorists targeted al-Wafidin Camp in Damascus Countryside on Thursday with two mortar shells. A source at the Governorate’s Police Command told …

  • 24 September

    Shaaban: There is U.S. recognition that Russia knows the region better

    Damascus, SANA – Presidential Political and Media Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban said the West has retracted on Syria and its media is trying to save some face. “For the first time …

  • 23 September

    President al-Assad receives congratulatory cables on occasion of Eid al-Adha holiday

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received congratulatory cables on occasion of Eid al-Adha holiday. The first cable was from the First Sharia Judge in Damascus Mahmoud al-Ma’arawi, …

  • 23 September

    Updated-Al-Jaafari: International change on Syria prompted by the Syrian army

    New York, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said on Wednesday there are signs and indications beyond doubt on an international change regarding the crisis in …

  • 23 September

    Ambassador Haddad: Syrian army is the sole force on land that confronts ISIS

    Moscow, SANA-Syria’s Ambassador in Moscow Riad Haddad said on Wednesday that the Syrian Arab army is still the only force on land in the fight against the Islamic State in …

  • 23 September

    A woman killed, 8 civilians injured in a terrorist explosive device blast in Homs

    Homs, SANA – Terrorists blew up an explosive device in Homs city on Wednesday, killing a woman and injuring 8 other civilians. A Police Command source told SANA reporter in …

  • 23 September

    Awqaf Minister on Eid Al-Adha: Syrians will overcome crisis

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed said the Syrians will overcome the crisis and defeat terrorism, extending salutation to the Syrian army members for their …