August, 2014

  • 25 August

    6000 food packages delivered to Idleb countryside

    Idleb, SANA- Sponsored by the Syrian Government, a humanitarian aid convoy of 9 trucks loaded with 6000 food and medical packages was sent to a number of villages and towns …

  • 25 August

    Moscow affirms support to Syria and Iraq in counter-terrorism push

    Moscow, SANA-The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed by phone with caretaker Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem the situation in Syria amid “a growing …

  • 25 August

    Authorities seize stolen archeological pieces in Palmyra

    Homs, SANA – Competent authorities seized Monday a number of archeological pieces which date back to the first and second centuries A.D. while searching one of the farms near al-Madafeen …

  • 25 August

    Awkaf minister underlines role of mosques in combating Takfiri ideology

    Damascus, SANA-Caretaker Minister of Awkaf (Religious Endowments) Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed underlined the role of mosques in combating Takfiri ideology and spreading moderate Islam. Al-Sayyed’s comments came during a lecture he …

  • 25 August

    Life returns to plastic art galleries in Syria

    Damascus, SANA – In a step that opened the door wide for plastic artists to display their artistic items, Artist Anas Nassar has organized a joint exhibition at his new …

  • 25 August

    Burial ground dating back to Middle Bronze Age unearthed in Sweida

    Sweida, SANA – The national expedition working at the site of Tal Dubat Breikieh in Sweida Province has unearthed a burial ground dating back to the Middle Bronze Age circa …

  • 25 August

    Caretaker Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Muallem holds a press conference on Monday at1:00 PM

    Caretaker Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Muallem holds a press conference on Monday at 1:00 PM.

  • 25 August

    Army targets terrorists’ gatherings and hideouts in many areas across the country

    Provinces, SANA -The army units on Monday targeted terrorists’ hideouts and gatherings in many areas across the country, killing and injuring a number of them. An army unit foiled an …

  • 25 August

    130 food baskets distributed in al-Yarmouk camp

    Damascus, SANA-Sponsored by the Syrian government, the Arab Palestinian Refugees General Commission and The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) distributed on …

  • 25 August

    August 25, Inauguration of the 1st Aerial Tramway (téléphérique) in the world in Chamonix in France

    1248 – Louis IX, the King of France, launched the Seventh Crusade which aims at capturing Jerusalem. 1814 – British troops burn Washington, occupy the city and set fire to …