June, 2015

  • 2 June

    1st Tartous International Flower Festival opens on Wednesday

    Damascus, SANA – An international festival for flowers, protected cultivation and methods of exportation will kick off on Wednesday in the coastal city of Tartous for the first time. The …

  • 2 June

    Tuesday USD exchange rate set at SYP 271.33

    Damascus, SANA – The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) on Tuesday set the exchange rate of the  USD against the SYP at 271.33 for banks and at SYP 271.35 for …

  • 2 June

    Naumkin: No decision on a 3rd Moscow consultative meeting taken

    Moscow, SANA- Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vitaly Naumkin stressed that it is impossible to eliminate the Islamic State in Iraq and …

  • 2 June

    June 2, Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone

      1875 – Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone. 1924 – US government grants Indians full citizenship rights. 1979 – Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland. 2003 – European …

  • 2 June

    8 drug pushers arrested, 13 kg of Hashish, 1049 Captagon pills seized

    Damascus, SANA – The Drugs Combating Department of Damascus arrested 8 drug pushers in the city and countryside, according to the Interior Ministry. Over 13 kg of Hashish and 1049 …

  • 2 June

    President Rouhani to Speaker Laham… Iranian government and people will stay by the side of Syria

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian government and people will stay by the side of Syria in the face of terrorist war waged against it till eliminating terrorism, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said …

  • 2 June

    Al-Rabweh …One of the most ancient Damascene parks

    Damascus, SANA- Al-Rabweh with its green meadows and the sparkling Barada River which passes across them, is one of the most ancient Damascene parks that has always been a very important …

  • 2 June

    Tuesday weather forecast: Temperatures slightly below average, thundershowers expected

    Damascus, SANA- The temperatures will gradually drop to become slightly below average as the country is being affected by a weak and superficial low air pressure coming from the southeast …

  • 2 June

    Syria’s basketball team beats its Iraqi counterpart within WABA Championship

    Amman, SANA- Syria’s men basketball team increased its chances to reach the finals of ASIAN  Basketball Championship after beating its Iraqi counterpart 75/71 in a match held Monday within the …

  • 2 June

    60 companies participate in Lattakia monthly shopping festival

    Lattakia, SANA- The June monthly shopping festival kicked off Monday at the National Museum in Lattakia city. The seven-day festival is organized by the Chamber of Industry of Damascus and …