October, 2014

  • 16 October

    CBS: SYP/USD exchange rate improved after intervention, measures will continue

    Damascus, SANA – Governor of the Central Bank of Syria (CBS) Adib Mayala said the currency exchange market has witnessed an improvement in the exchange rate of the Syrian Pound …

  • 16 October

    Humanitarian aid convoys sent to 2000 displaced families from Ayn al-Arab

    Damascus, SANA – The Higher Committee for Relief (HCR) sent aid convoys to Hasaka city and Efrin area in Aleppo countryside to deliver humanitarian assistance to around 2000 families who …

  • 16 October

    Health Minister: Doubled medicine shipments to meet needs in the provinces

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of Health Nizar Yazigi said that the Ministry has recently doubled the number of medicine shipments sent to health directorates in all the Syrian provinces. Speaking …

  • 16 October

    Turkish government is directly coordinating with ISIS

    Beirut, SANA – Secretary General of the European Organization for Security and Information, Ambassador Haitham Abu Saeed stressed that the government of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey is …

  • 16 October

    An electricity worker killed, others injured or kidnapped in terrorist attacks in Damascus Countryside and Hama

    Provinces, SANA – An electricity worker was killed and four others were injured in an explosion of a landmine left behind by terrorists in Adra city in Damascus Countryside that …

  • 16 October

    Health Ministry takes protective measures amidst growing concerns over Ebola

    Damascus, SANA – While the United Nations warns that the Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it and urges the international community to broaden response and …

  • 16 October

    Army units continue mop-up operations across country

    Provinces, SANA – Army units on Thursday continued their mop-up operations against the armed terrorist groups across the country inflicting heavy losses upon them. Units of the armed forces killed …

  • 16 October

    Oct.16, Syrian Air Defense Force established

    1793- Spouse of the French King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette executed on charges of treason. 1933- King Fouad signs a decree  on establishing the Royal Arabic Language Academy. 1942- …

  • 16 October

    Terrorism in Jobar on its last legs

    Damascus, SANA-Terrorist organizations in Jobar neighborhood on the outskirts of Damascus have suffered yet another humiliating defeat, as the army continues to press deeper into the neighborhood. Most recently, the …

  • 15 October

    Health Ministry due to launch nationwide polio vaccination campaign

    Damascus, SANA-Health Ministry, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is gearing up to launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting nearly 3 …