February, 2015

  • 22 February

    Army units strike hard on terrorists in several provinces, Turkish rocket expert killed in Lattakia

    Provinces, SANA – Army units continued on Sunday to strike foreign-backed terrorists in many areas across the country, killing numbers of them, wounding others, and destroying their vehicles and weapons. …

  • 22 February

    Baath Party leadership condemns new Turkish intervention in Syria

    Damascus, SANA – The Regional Leadership of Baath Arab Socialist Party (BASP) strongly condemned Turkey’s flagrant transgression into the Syrian territory earlier today. Not waiting for Syria’s consent, the Turkish …

  • 22 February

    More efforts to boost media performance to better confront the war against Syria

    Damascus, SANA – Presidential Political and Media Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban stressed Sunday that making Syria’s voice heard to the world through media is so important to back up the gains …

  • 22 February

    103 persons from Homs released after turning themselves in

    Homs, SANA – Some 103 wanted people from various areas in the central Homs province were released Sunday after having their legal status settled. The released persons, who are from …

  • 22 February

    CBS sets USD exchange rate against SYP at 219.71

    The Central Bank of Syria (CBS) on Sunday set the exchange rate of the USD against the SYP at 219.71 for the banks and at SYP 219.91 for the currency …

  • 22 February

    Steps, International Short Film Festival kicks off in Lattakia

      Lattakia, SANA More than 39 films from Syria and other Arab and foreign countries took part in the 3rd edition of Steps, International Short Film Festival, which kicked off …

  • 22 February

    Terrorist organizations acknowledge death of four leaders in Aleppo countryside

    Aleppo, SANA – Takfiri terrorist organizations acknowledged the death of a number of their leaders in the northern countryside of Aleppo Province. Terrorist organizations’ social media pages circulated news of …

  • 22 February

    Two Syrian Poets win prizes of Al-Tayeb Saleh competition for creative writing

    Khartoum, SANA, The Syrian Poet Hasan Ibrahim Hasan gained the first place in poetry within Al-Tayeb Saleh fifth international prize competition for creative writing for his collection “Autumn of the …

  • 22 February

    Syrian Olympic football team continues Asian Cup preparations with a new win

    Singapore, SANA – Syria’s Olympic football team won 2-1 against Singaporean counterpart in a friendly match in Singapore. The match was held in the framework of the two teams’ preparations …

  • 22 February

    Feb. 22, Egypt & Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR)

    1907- First building for displaying movies inaugurated in Central Hall in Lancashire, Britain. 1958- Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR). 1963- Three hundred people killed in an earthquake …