December, 2014

  • 25 December

    Moscow has doubts on effectiveness of US-led coalition strikes against ISIS

    Moscow, SANA-Moscow said Thursday it has doubts over the effectiveness of the strikes directed by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization. Alexander …

  • 25 December

    Pope Francis condemns savage persecution of ISIS against minorities in Syria and Iraq

    Vatican, SANA- Pope Francis condemned Thursday the savage persecution of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization against minorities in Syria and Iraq. The Pope, during his …

  • 25 December

    Patriarch Laham prays for peace and security in Syria on Christmas Eve

    Cairo, SANA –Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Gregorios III Laham prayed that peace, security and stability may prevail once again in Syria, where an internationally-schemed terrorist …

  • 25 December

    Army restores security to two areas in Qamishli, Hasaka

    Hasaka, SANA – Units of the Army and Armed Forces, in cooperation with popular defense groups, restored security and stability to Abu Qasayeb and Tal Ghazal in the countryside of …

  • 25 December

    Pope pays tribute to those driven from their homes by ISIS in private phone call

    Vatican, SANA – Pope Francis called refugees in Iraq saying they too were like Jesus as they had also been forced to flee their homes. In the phone call Wednesday, the …

  • 25 December

    Lavrov stresses need to curb ISIS spread over vast swathes of Iraq and Syria

    Moscow, SANA – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need to curb the spread of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization and its control of …

  • 25 December

    Christmas prayers in Damascus

    Damascus, SANA, Christmas celebrations in Syria have been limited to prayers and masses only due to the events taking place in the country and in respect of the souls of …

  • 25 December

    Former Guantanamo detainee released by the US in 2006 is now recruiting for ISIS

    London, SANA, A terror leader whom the United States released from the Guantanamo prison in 2006 has sent at least 2,500 jihadis from Saudi Arabia and some from Yemen to …

  • 25 December

    Dec. 25, World celebrates birth of Jesus Christ

    1946 – The death of 3,700 people in a single day in the siege of Leningrad in World War II. 1989 – The execution of former President of Romania Nicolae …

  • 25 December

    Christmas celebrations limited to prayers and masses

    Provinces, SANA -Christmas celebrations in Syria this year have been limited to prayers and masses only due to the events taking place in the country and in respect of the …