December, 2014

  • 23 December

    Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia with 55,68 percent of votes

      Tunis, SANA, Tunisia’s High Electoral Commission announced Beji Caid Essebsi has won the presidential election with 55.68 percent of the vote, with a turnout rate of 66,11 percent. Essebsi’s …

  • 23 December

    Army discovers a tunnel in Damascus countryside, targets more terrorists -Updated

    Provinces, SANA – Units of the Army and the Armed Forces intensified operations against terrorist organizations’ positions across the country, targeting many of their dens and destroying their equipment, including …

  • 23 December

    President Putin appoints new Ambassador to Syria

    Moscow, SANA-Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Mr. Alexander Kinschaka as a new Ambassador of Federal Russia to Syria. Official News site in Federal Russia, which reported the news, affirmed that …

  • 22 December

    Patriarch Laham: ISIS represents major ideological threat

    Beirut, SANA- Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Patriarch Gregorios III Laham affirmed on Monday that region is facing a major ideological danger represented by the …

  • 22 December

    Endowments Ministry conference calls for launching project of Virtue

    Damascus, SANA-The annual conference of the Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Ministry concluded its two-day activities on Monday at al-Othman Mosque in Damascus, focusing on religious discourse for confronting sedition and takfiri …

  • 22 December

    Parliamentary committees discuss developments, Mikdad reviews principles of Syria’s policy

    Damascus, SANA-The People’s Assembly’s Directing and Guidance Committee and Arab and Foreign Affairs Committee discussed with Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad the current crisis and the Syrian …

  • 22 December

    Al-Hilal: Syrian engineers will reconstruct Homeland

    Damascus, SANA-Assistant Regional Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Hilal al-Hilal said Monday the historic war, Syria carries on, has two comprehensive parts, the first is the army’s struggle against …

  • 22 December

    Five civilians injured in terrorist mortar attack on Damascus’ northern entrance

    Damascus, SANA – Five workers were injured when a mortar round fired by terrorists landed on a workshop for manufacturing space heaters in the northern entrance of Damascus city. A source …

  • 22 December

    Initiative to support Syrian Pound and national economy launched

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian Exporters Union, in cooperation with several industrialists and businessmen, launched a one-week initiative to support the Syrian Pound that includes all Syrian provinces. The participants …

  • 22 December

    DSE session closes at 1258.62 points

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) closed on Monday with transactions of 51,393 stocks in 54 deals with an overall value of SYP 6,903,842, closing at 1,258.62 points, …