August, 2014

  • 30 August

    Terrorist attacks injure 6 in Damascus city and countryside, kill 2 in Aleppo

    Damascus/Aleppo, SANA – Three citizens, among them a girl, were wounded by mortar shells on al-Shaghour, al-Abbasiyyeen and al-Qassaa’ areas in Damascus. A source at the Police Command told SANA …

  • 30 August

    For the 1st time, Syrian Science Olympiad holds competitions for teachers

    Damascus/Lattakia, SANA – The Syrian Science Olympiad held Saturday competitions for teachers in the provinces of Damascus and Lattakia with 344 participants. The competitions, organized by the National Commission for …

  • 30 August

    Legal status of 40 wanted persons in Homs settled

    Homs, SANA – The legal status of 40 wanted persons from several neighborhoods of Homs city and the areas of al-Rastan, Jandar and Deir B’albeh was settled on Saturday. Earlier …

  • 30 August

    Mikdad: Syria welcomes Security Council resolution No. 2170 on combating terrorism

    Beirut, SANA-Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad said Syria has welcomed UN Security Council resolution No.2170 and affirmed willingness to cooperate and coordinate with the International Community to combat …

  • 30 August

    350 food baskets distributed in al-Yarmouk camp

    Damascus, SANA-Sponsored by the Syrian government and supervised by the Higher Relief Committee, the Arab Palestinian Refugees’ General Commission and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees …

  • 30 August

    Moscow calls on Washington to adhere to international law when considering future steps regarding Syria

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the United States to adhere to international law when it comes to its future steps regarding the situation in Syria, specifically …

  • 30 August

    UN holds comprehensive negotiations to release kidnapped UNDOF soldiers in Golan

    New York, SANA – The UN has announced that it is holding comprehensive negotiations to release the 43 soldiers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Syrian …

  • 30 August

    Army units target terrorists’ dens in several provinces

    Provinces, SANA – The army units on Friday continued military operations against terrorists and their dens in several provinces, leaving scores of them dead and wounded, in addition to the …

  • 30 August

    August 31, Edison granted patent for motion picture camera or Kinetograph

    Damascus, SANA – 1897- Tomas Edison granted a patent for the motion picture camera or “Kinetograph.” 1955- Israel commits an appalling massacre in Khan Yunus city in occupied Palestine, killing …

  • 30 August

    Damascus on August 30, 2014