June, 2015

  • 17 June

    Water Resources Minister: Turkey violates agreements on water share

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of Water Resources Dr. Kamal al-Sheikha on Tuesday met his Iraqi counterpart Eng. Mohsin Al-Shammari and discussed the decreased flow of water from Turkey to Iraq …

  • 17 June

    June 17th, World Day to Combat Desertification

    1944- Iceland gains independence from Denmark. 1967- China explodes its first hydrogen bomb. 1972- US authorities arrest 5 employees in the White house on charge of being involved in the …

  • 17 June

    Nine more civilians killed in Damascus due to a terrorist rocket attack

    Damascus, SANA – Nine civilians were killed Tuesday in a terrorist rocket attack on Arnous area in Damascus city. A source at Damascus Police Command told SANA that two rocket …

  • 17 June

    Wednesday forecast: Temperatures around average, misty weather in eastern and al-Badiya areas

    Damascus, SANA – The temperatures will slightly rise to become around average or slightly above as the country is being affected by low air pressure accompanied by northwestern air currents in the …

  • 17 June

    The army establishes control over areas in Qalamoun, destroys terrorists’ hideouts in other areas

    Provinces, SANA, Units of the army and armed forces, supported by the air force, killed and injured terrorists of different organizations and destroyed their weapons and vehicles in a number …

  • 16 June

    Ramadan starts in Syria on Thursday

    Damascus, SANA – First religious judge in Damascus Mahmoud al-Ma’rawi said that Thursday is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on Tuesday, al-Ma’rawi said …

  • 16 June

    Tourism Ministry rehabilitates 23 facilities in Damascus in May

    Damascus, SANA – The Tourism Ministry rehabilitated 23 tourist facilities in Damascus in May 2015 at a cost estimated at around SYP 358 million. The facilities included 5 restaurants, 5 …

  • 16 June

    Higher Institute for Languages wraps up its activities for first part of “Live Syria 2015” campaign

    Damascus, SANA- The Higher Institute for Languages at Damascus University wrapped up on Tuesday its activities for the first part of “Live Syria 2015” campaign, which included free courses for …

  • 16 June

    Syria sends letters to UN and Security Council on recent terrorist attacks in Aleppo

    Damascus, SANA – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Tuesday sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council regarding the terrorist attacks that …

  • 16 June

    DSE Tuesday session closes at 1196.03 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) Tuesday session closed with transactions of 283,681 stocks in 26 deals with an overall value of around SYP 27.301 million, including one …