August, 2015

  • 19 August

    ISIS beheading of former Director of Palmyra Antiquities and Museums condemned

    Damascus, SANA- Culture Minister Issam Khalil affirmed that beheading of former Director of Palmyra branch of the department Khaled al-Asaad by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria “ISIS” reflects inherent hatred of humanity …

  • 19 August

    SANA, IRIB News Agency agree to sign MoU for cooperation

    Tehran, SANA – Director General of SANA Ahmad Dawa met with Director of Iran’s IRIB News Agency Seyed Mehdi Mehrdad prospects of cooperation in various fields, including exchanging news and …

  • 19 August

    Terrorist car bomb kills 13 civilians, injures 50 in Qamishli…Government condemns

    Hasaka, SANA – 13 civilians were killed, and 50 injured in a terrorist car bomb explosion near al-Sinaa roundabout in Qamishli city, 80 km north of Hasaka on Wednesday. A source at …

  • 19 August

    Al-Moallem: No full-fledged initiative yet for solving crisis in Syria

    Beirut, SANA – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Wednesday there is yet no full-fledged initiative for solving the crisis in Syria. “There are only …

  • 19 August

    Bogdanov: Steps for holding Geneva3 conference on Syria underway

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian President’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov, said that Moscow has started a number of practical …

  • 19 August

    Procedures of opening WHO permanent Syria Office in Lattakia discussed

    Lattakia, SANA- Lattakia Governor Ibrahim Khudir al-Salem on Wednesday discussed with Resident Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Syria Elizabeth Hoff the issue of selecting a site to be …

  • 19 August

    Al- Ahlam Beach in Tartus

  • 19 August

    IRTVU meeting wraps up…IRIB president: The media of Resistance has foiled the U.S. plots

    Tehran, SANA – The 8th session of General Assembly of Islamic Radios and Televisions Union (IRTVU) and the International Islamic Film Market Festival wrapped up activities in the Iranian capital …

  • 19 August

    CBS announces USD 25 million for sale

    Damascus, SANA – Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) announced USD 25 million to be sold to licensed exchange institutions working in Syria. The mount put up for …

  • 19 August

    August 19th, Palestinian Poet Samih al-Qasim passes away

    1905- The Russian Tsar decrees establishing the Duma Council. 1934- Adolf Hitler becomes President of Germany. 1940- Italian invasion of British Somaliland during World War II. 1958- The US launches …