September, 2014

  • 16 September

    Ambassador Haddad: Syria capable of overcoming blockade through its industrial and commercial potential

    Moscow, SANA – Syria’s Ambassador in Russia Riad Haddad said on Tuesday that Syria has great industrial and commercial capabilities that enable the country to overcome the unjust western blockade …

  • 16 September

    Two Civilians killed, several others injured in terrorist attacks in several cities

    Provinces, SANA – Terrorists fired on Tuesday a number of mortar shells on several provinces, claiming the lives of a civilian and injuring 22 others. In Damascus, a civilian was killed …

  • 16 September

    Homs Governor to UNHCR: Cooperation with international organizations helps serve Syrian society

    Homs, SANA – Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi met on Tuesday a delegation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headed by head of the UNHCR …

  • 16 September

    Syria’s Representative at the UN: Independent committee’s report on human rights in Syria politicized and biased

    Geneva, SANA – Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva Hussam Eddin Ala said that the report issued by the independent international committee on investigating human rights in …

  • 16 September

    Cabinet discusses steps to improve services provided to citizens

    Damascus, SANA – The Cabinet discussed during its weekly session on Tuesday a number of services issues and steps to improve the services provided to citizens, and continued discussing the …

  • 16 September

    UNDP proposes project to secure spare parts for electricity generating plants in Syria

    Damascus, SANA – Electricity Minister Imad Khamis discussed with Regional Director of the UN Development Program (UNDP) Jan Thomas Hiemstra the mechanisms of cooperation between the two sides and means …

  • 16 September

    President al-Assad: Combating terrorism begins by pressuring the states that support and fund terrorist organizations

    Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received Faleh al-Fayyad, the Iraqi National Security Advisor and envoy of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Al-Fayyad briefed President al-Assad on …

  • 16 September

    Army assumes control of more areas in the northern countryside of Hama

    Hama, SANA – Army units in cooperation with the national defense units established control over al-Jadideh, Tal Melh, Jaleimeh, Treimseh and Kafr Houd areas in the northern countryside of the central province …

  • 16 September

    60 young singers and musicians perform at al-Assad Culture House in Lattakia

    Lattakia, SANA – The orchestra and choir of the Ministry of Education held a musical evening at al-Assad Culture House in Lattakia “to show the ongoing cultural and artistic movement” …

  • 16 September

    Environment Minister: Syria committed to obligations under int’l conventions for Ozone Layer protection

    Damascus, SANA – Minister of State for Environment Affairs Nazira Sarkis said Syria is among the top countries to have met its obligations under the international environment conventions to which …