December, 2014

  • 3 December

    Speaker Laham: U.S.-led alliance is ineffective media spectacle

    Lahore, SANA – Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Jihad al-Laham discussed, Wednesday, with Head of the National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq means of developing parliamentary relations between the two …

  • 3 December

    Iranian Culture Minister calls for reinstating Syria’s OIC membership

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati called for reinstating Syria’s membership in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as soon as possible. In a statement …

  • 3 December

    81 kg of hashish seized in Damascus and its countryside

    Damascus, SANA – Interior Ministry on Wednesday said the Drug Combating Administration arrested several drug pushers in Damascus and its countryside. The authorities seized 81 kilo grams of hashish that …

  • 3 December

    Continuous efforts to integrate people with disabilities

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian government has been keen on getting the disabled engaged in society, having taken many steps that would activate their role in different life spheres through …

  • 3 December

    Allocating relief assistance to martyrs’ families and rural development in  Tartous

    Tartous, SANA  Minister of Social Affairs Kinda al-Shammat called upon the  concerned civil associations to distribute humanitarian assistance  according to the plan set by Tartous subcommittee of the Higher Committee  …

  • 3 December

    Iran’s vice president: Political solution sole way to crisis in Syria

    Tehran, SANA – Iran’s first Vice-President Isaac Jahangiri stressed that the political solution based on an inter-Syrian dialogue is the only way for solving the crisis in Syria. Jahangiri said, …

  • 3 December

    Archbishop Hanna: Enemies seek Syria’s destruction in service of  imperialist projects

    New York, SANA – Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna  stressed that Syria is being targeted because of its principled stances in  support of the Palestinian cause. During his …

  • 3 December

    Army continues operations against terrorists at a stepped-up pace

    Provinces, SANA – Army operations against the terrorist organizations, including ISIS, continued on Wednesday at a stepped-up pace, inflicting severe losses upon their ranks in personnel and equipment. Deir Ezzor …

  • 3 December

    Dec. 3, toxic gas leak from pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, leaves thousands dead

    1954 – Revolutionary Court in Egypt sentences six Muslim Brotherhood leaders to death and seven others to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to assassinate President Gamal Abdel Nasser. 1984 …

  • 3 December

    Al-Laham: Any support to armed terrorist organizations in Syria a violation of UN charter

    Lahore, SANA- Speaker of the People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham called for mobilizing efforts to fight terrorism according to a comprehensive strategy and with the participation of all countries. Al-Laham, …