January, 2015

  • 6 January

    DSE session closes at 1267.44 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) closed on Tuesday with transactions of 14,991 stocks with an overall value of around SYP 2,2 million, closing at 1,267.44 points, marking …

  • 6 January

    Sub-national vaccination campaign targeting 300,000 children continues

    Damascus, SANA- The Health Ministry continued its sub-national vaccination campaign which was launched on Sunday and which will continue until Thursday, Health Minister Nizar Yazigi said the campaign, which is …

  • 6 January

    Ein al-Arab locals continue to advance in the city, inflicting heavy losses on ISIS

    Aleppo, SANA – Locals in Ein al-Arab continue to defend their city against ISIS terrorists, establishing control over vital areas and inflicting heavy losses in lives and equipment upon the …

  • 6 January

    Electric power restored to Quneitra, Electricity Ministry prepares for bad weather

      Provinces, SANA – The General Establishment of Electricity in Quneitra announced that electric power has been restored to all towns and villages following a power outage caused by a …

  • 6 January

    Christmas mass at Armenian Orthodox Church of St. Sarkis in Damascus

    Provinces, SANA – A mass was held on Tuesday at St. Sarkis Church for the Armenian Orthodox in Damascus on the occasion of Christmas as observed by the Eastern Orthodox …

  • 6 January

    Significant archeological artifacts unearthed in Sweida in 2014

    Sweida, SANA- Archeological excavations in Sweida province have unearthed several artifacts, the most prominent of which is a statue of weather god “Hadad” and a cemetery dating back to middle …

  • 6 January

    Rainfalls in most provinces, drop in temperature and snow expected over high areas

    Damascus, SANA- Different amounts of rainfalls were registered in several provinces over the past 24 hours, the heaviest were in Lattakia 167 mm, 60 mm in Aleppo and55 mm in …

  • 6 January

    Turkey, U.S. to finalize Syrian terrorists training this month, Turkish official

    Ankara, SANA_ In a new step that shows congruity of colonial and subversive interests between Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime and the United States, which created the so called ‘moderate opposition’, …

  • 6 January

    Erdogan’s police detains  22 security officers over alleged illegal wiretapping

    Istanbul, SANA, Turkish police detained 22 security officers on Monday on allegation of illegally wiretapping politicians, civil servants and businessmen. The chief prosecutor’s office in the southeastern province of Gaziantep …

  • 6 January

    Allaf classified 195th among under-18 tennis players internationally

    Damascus, SANA, Member of Syria’s tennis national team Karim Allaf has improved his standing in the rankings of the International Tennis Federation ” ITF” for under-18 players by 79 places …