February, 2015

  • 17 February

    Al-Jaish team qualifies to AFC after beating Palestinian counterpart 5-4

    Manamah, SANA-Syrian al-Jaish football team qualified to the groups stage of the Asian Federation Cup for 2015 after beating Palestinian al-Hilal 5/4 in the kick off penalties after time extension …

  • 17 February

    Syria’s Representative at the UN in Geneva calls for new approach for dealing with humanitarian issues in Syria

    Geneva, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva Hussam Eddin Ala said that terrorism is the primary cause of humanitarian suffering among Syrians, calling for a …

  • 17 February

    Grand Mufti sends condolence letters to Egyptian religious figures over victims of recent ISIS crime

    Damascus, SANA- Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmad Badr-Eddin Hassoun sent on Tuesday condolence letters to Egyptian religious leaders expressing heartfelt condolences to the Egyptian people over the victims of …

  • 17 February

    Prime Minister: Preserving stability of Syrian Pound is a main concern for the government

    Damascus, SANA – Chairing a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi said that preserving the stability of the Syrian Pound is a main concern of the government, which …

  • 17 February

    “Live Syria 2015” campaign…an attempt to help and encourage taking the initiative

    Damascus, SANA – There was a wife of a man killed by terrorists, who, having felt increasingly stifled by her current poor living conditions after losing her family’s main breadwinner, …

  • 17 February

    75 wheelchairs to be distributed to needy people in Homs

    Homs, SANA – The branch of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) in Homs province started distributing wheelchairs to people with special needs who were affected by the current events …

  • 17 February

    DSE session closes at 1247.4 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) closed on Tuesday with transactions of 62,897 with an overall value of around SYP 13.211 million, closing at 1,247.4 points, marking an …

  • 17 February

    Feb. 17, Michel Aoun, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, born

    1934 – Hundreds of protesters killed in Austria. 1956 – Gambia gains independence from Britain. 1959 – First satellite for monitoring the weather, named Vankard, was launched. 1972 – British …

  • 17 February

    Scores of ISIS members killed in Libyan and Egyptian air strikes

    Tripoli, SANA – Scores of terrorists who belong to “Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” terrorist organization were killed in Libyan and Egyptian air strikes targeting strongholds of the terrorist …

  • 17 February

    Nasrallah: ISIS acts serve Israel, U.S. hegemony on the region

    Beirut, SANA – Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday called for coordination between the Syrian and Lebanese armies against terrorism. In a speech on the occasion of the …