January, 2015

  • 18 January

    Workshop with UNICEF on protecting children against unexploded ordnance

    Damascus, SANA – Education Ministry and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) held a workshop on Sunday to discuss Syria’s national strategy to increase awareness of the dangers of unexploded …

  • 18 January

    Takfiri terrorists exhume and destroy a Sufi tomb in Old Aleppo

    Aleppo, SANA – Takfiri terrorists destroyed the tomb of Sheikh Mohammad al-Nabhan, a known figure within Islamic Sufism, at al-Kiltawiyeh Mosque in Bab al-Hadid area in the Old City of …

  • 18 January

    People’s Assembly Speaker, Foreign Minister meet IPU Secretary General

    Damascus, SANA – Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Martin Chungong voiced his support for Syria in its war against terrorism. Chungong was speaking during his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, …

  • 18 January

    Army foils terrorists’ attacks, targets others’ positions

    Provinces, SANA – Units of the Army and the Armed Forces repelled Sunday terrorists’ attacks against military posts in some areas and killed others during targeting their positions and dens. …

  • 18 January

    Cargo plane crashes near Idleb, killing crew

    Idleb, SANA – A mid-size cargo aircraft crashed Saturday night while it was landing at the military Abu al-Dhuhour airport in the countryside of Idleb due to bad weather conditions …

  • 18 January

    Finals of Syrian Scientific Olympiad start with participation of 381 young people

    Damascus, SANA – Finals of the Syrian Scientific Olympiad for 2014/2015 season have started at the Damascus-based Sheraton Hotel with the participation of 381 young people from all provinces to …

  • 18 January

    President al-Assad decrees on granting SYP 4000 living compensation on monthly salaries for all state employees

    Damascus, SANA_ President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday issued the legislative decree No. 7 for 2015 on granting SYP 4000 living compensation on monthly salaries for all state employees. The increase is exempted from any …

  • 18 January

    Temperature rises, weather is clear to partially cloudy across the country

    Damascus, SANA- Temperatures will rise gradually to be around the average of this time of the year as the country will be affected by a high air pressure in all layers of the …

  • 18 January

    Road conditions in Syria on Sunday

      Damascus, SANA- Road conditions in Syria due to the weather conditions were listed in Sunday bulletin issued by the Traffic Department at the Ministry of Interior as following : In Damascus countryside, …

  • 18 January

    Anti-polio vaccination campaign reaches 17,000 children in Homs

    Homs, SANA, An anti-polio vaccination campaign launched in hard-to-reach areas in Homs province reached 17,000 children. The five-day campaign, launched on January 4th in the hard-to-reach areas of Homs province, …