December, 2014

  • 13 December

    Dec. 13, Egyptian poet Ahmad Shawqi passes away

    1920 – League of nations establishes Int’l Court of Justice in The Hague. 1974- Malta becomes a republic. 1988- Late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat delivers a speech before the UN …

  • 13 December

    Army deals major blow to terrorists on Friday

    Provinces, SANA – Terrorist organizations suffered extremely heavy losses during army operations on Friday with them losing large numbers of their members and having their heavy weapons and equipment destroyed, …

  • 13 December

    Ministry of Social Affairs honors volunteers of Syrian Arab Red Crescent and a number of NGOs

  • 12 December

    Abdullahian criticizes U.S. Administration over arming, training terrorists

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdullahian on Friday criticized the U.S administration for training and arming the so-called “moderate opposition” in …

  • 12 December

    Hasaka governor, ICRC representative discuss cooperation in water projects

    Hasaka, SANA- Hasaka Governor Mohammad Za’al al-Ali discussed on Friday with the Water Official at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Munir Taher means of activating joint cooperation …

  • 12 December

    Bogdanov: Solution to crisis in Syria political through inter-Syrian dialogue

    Beirut, SANA – Russian President’s Special Representative for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with head of the Lebanese Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Asaad Hardan situation …

  • 12 December

    Polish businessmen call for investment in Syria

    Warsaw, SANA-Polish businessmen and corporate managers who have been to Damascus lately called on businessmen to invest in Syria and not take their cue from the United States or France. …

  • 12 December

    Child killed, 7 injured in terrorist attack in Qamishli, mortar attacks injure 2 in Damascus Countryside

    Provinces, SANA – One child was killed and seven other children were injured when two terrorists threw a grenade at a house in Qamishli city. A source at the Police …

  • 12 December

    Dec. 12, Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan passes away

    1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission. 1941 – King George VI crowned Emperor of India. 1988 – 100,000 people killed in Spitak earthquake in Armenia. 2007 – …

  • 12 December

    Moscow: Syrian government bears the brunt of the fight against terrorism

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Ministry criticized the “modest” results of the anti-ISIS coalition, affirming that the Syrian government is bearing the brunt of combating terrorism that poses a threat …