January, 2015

  • 28 January

    Jan. 28, beginning of construction of Eiffel Tower in France

    1887 –  Beginning of construction of Eiffel Tower in France. 1909 – US withdraws its troops from Cuba except a naval base at Guantanamo Bay. 1918 – Establishment of Russian …

  • 28 January

    Terrorists continue rocket attacks, killing civilians, including 6 children

    Provinces, SANA – Three civilians were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday as takfiri terrorist organizations targeted the city and villages of Lattakia province with a volley of rockets. As …

  • 27 January

    Al- Baath Officials in Aleppo: Need to improve services and fight corruption highlighted

    Aleppo, SANA – Assistant Regional Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Hilal al-Hilal stressed the need to improve services level and fight corruption. During the meeting of Aleppo university’s al-Baath …

  • 27 January

    Army units strike foreign-backed terrorists hard in several provinces

    Provinces, SANA – Units of the armed forces on Tuesday carried out operations against dens and gatherings of terrorists in several areas, inflicting heavy losses upon them in person and …

  • 27 January

    Council of Patriarchs of the Orient calls for ending the terrorist war on Syria and Iraq

    Beirut, SANA – The Council of Patriarchs of the Orient called for putting an end to the terrorist war on Syria and Iraq, ceasing the supporting and funding of terrorist …

  • 27 January

    Al-Moallem: Moscow meetings aim at agreeing on inter-Syrian dialogue

    Damascus, SANA – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem said Moscow meetings aim at coming to agreement on holding an inter-Syrian dialogue without foreign intervention or dictations. …

  • 27 January

    CBS Governor announces injection of second package of planned USD 65 million

    Damascus, SANA – Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) Adib Mayaleh announced that the injection of the second package of the planned USD 65 million to cover the …

  • 27 January

    Patriarch Yazigi: Dialogue and political solution are the way to solve crisis in Syria

    Damascus, SANA- Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All The East John X Yazigi on Tuesday met Presidential Political and Media Advisor Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban at the Patriarchate in Damascus. …

  • 27 January

    Speaker al-Laham meets dignitaries of al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – Speaker of the People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Lahham met a delegation of dignitaries, social and religious figures, and representative of reconciliation committees from al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus. …

  • 27 January

    Abdullahian, Bogdanov assert need to reach political solution for crisis in Syria

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian asserted in a phone call with Russian Assistant Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov the need to reach a political solution for …