October, 2014

  • 22 October

    October 22, French painter Paul Cézanne passes away

    1797 –First parachute jump carried out by Andre Jacques Garnerin using hot air balloon. 1873 – Empires of Germany, Russia, Austria and Hungary establish alliance. 1940 – Italy declares war …

  • 22 October

    Al-Jaafari: Time has come for the UN to punish the terrorist coalition that seeks to destroy Syria

    The UN, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Envoy to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari stressed that time has come for the UN to move and punish the terrorist coalition of Turkey, Saudi …

  • 22 October

    Army directly hits terrorists’ positions in various areas, inflicting severe losses upon them

    Provinces, SANA – Army units continued on Wednesday to target terrorists’ positions in areas across the country, directly hitting their dens and gatherings, in addition to foiling infiltration attempts. An army unit …

  • 22 October

    Information Minister: Ayn al-Arab is part of Syria’s territory

    Damascus, SANA  Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi reiterated that combating terrorism in the region and in Syria in particular cannot be carried out without coordination with the Syrian state and leadership. …

  • 22 October

    Churkin: Reports on ISIS having U.S. weapons show need of coordination with Syrian government

    New York, SANA –  Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin  stressed that the reports that the terrorist organization of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is in possession of …

  • 22 October

    Ki-moon: UN’s strategic goal in Syria remains a political solution to crisis

    New York, SANA – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the international organization’s long-term strategic objective in Syria remains a political solution based on the Geneva Communique of June, 2012. …

  • 21 October

    Aleppo’s Governor, UNICEF representative inspect process of polio vaccination campaign

    Aleppo, SANA – Governor of Aleppo Mohammad Wahid Aqqad and resident representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Syria Hanaa Sinjer inspected the polio vaccination campaign in its …

  • 21 October

    People of Ayn al-Arab target ISIS concentrations in the eastern part of the city

    Aleppo, SANA – The people of Ayn al-Arab northeast of Aleppo continued to confront the attacks of ISIS terrorists, with the locals targeting terrorist concentrations in the east part of …

  • 21 October

    Cabinet approves bill regulating firefighting affairs

    Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill regulating the affairs of firefighting and a proposal for permitting the transportation of cotton crops outside administrative borders. Chairing the …

  • 21 October

    Civilian injured in terrorist mortar attack on Barzeh

    Damascus, SANA – One civilian was injured in a terrorist mortar attack which targeted Barzeh residential neighborhood in Damascus. A source at the Police Command told SANA that a mortar …