December, 2014

  • 19 December

    Dec. 19, Co-creator of Tom and Jerry cartoons, Joseph Barbera, passes away

    1930 – Ho Chi Minh leads Vietnam’s revolutionary struggle against French colonialism. 1955 – Resignation of the Jordanian government in protest against Jordan’s joining the Baghdad Pact. 2004 – 62 …

  • 19 December

    A 652 g mushroom found in Sweida

    Sweida, SANA – A 652 g mushroom of 20 cm in diameter and 25 cm in root depth was discovered in the forests around Salim town in the southern province …

  • 19 December

    Cabinet passes amendments, ends bill and approves a protocol signed with Iran

    Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet passed on Thursday a bill amending articles 13, 16, 17, of the legislative decree no. 75 for 1963 that contains the statute of Social Takaful …

  • 19 December

    Russia calls on UN humanitarian agencies to continue coordination with Syrian government

    Moscow, SANA – Russia’s Foreign Ministry called upon UN humanitarian organizations to continue cooperation with the Syrian government and timely notify the latter of “the volumes and the nature” of …

  • 19 December

    DSE Thursday session closes with value of over SYP 4 million

    Damascus, SANA – The Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) dropped Thursday by 0.61 points from the previous session, closing with transactions of 26,507 stocks in 113 deals with an overall value …

  • 19 December

    Al-Jaafari: Hundreds of reports unveiled Saudi and Qatari regimes’ involvement in igniting violence in Syria

    New York, SANA-Syria’s permanent envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said that a draft resolution, submitted by the Qatari and Saudi regimes, which criticizes the state of human rights in …

  • 18 December

    Information minister: Syria’s steadfastness undiminished by aggression

    Damascus, SANA-Syria has been subject to an aggression that targets its very existence and seeks to obliterate it with all its aspirations, goals, convictions and principles, said Information Minister Omran …

  • 18 December

    Terrorist organizations in Yarmouk Camp prevent aid convoys from reaching civilians

    Damascus, SANA- Director of the General Authority for Palestine Arab Refugees (GAPAR) Ali Mustafa said armed terrorist organizations prevented on Thursday aid convoys from reaching civilians trapped inside Yarmouk Camp …

  • 18 December

    Russian aircraft loaded with 25 tons of humanitarian aid arrives in Lattakia

    Lattakia, SANA-A Russian aircraft loaded with 25 tons of humanitarian aid arrived Thursday in Bassel al-Assad airport in Lattakia province. The planeload of humanitarian aid, which is a gift from …

  • 18 December

    Increasing numbers of ISIS terrorists killed, army pushes ahead with military operations

    Provinces, SANA-Army units continued crackdown on terrorists in several areas across the country, dealing heavy blows to their organizations and rolling back their advances. Hasaka A military source said units …