August, 2014

  • 20 August

    Syria, India to enhance industrial cooperation

    Damascus, SANA- Caretaker Minister of Industry Kamal al-Din Toma discussed Wednesday with representatives of Indian Cosmos Company prospects of cooperation in the industrial field and means of developing it for …

  • 20 August

    SARC distributes aid among 61 families from two villages in Sweida province

    Sweida, SANA – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) branch in the city of Shahba, Sweida province, distributed over the past two days aid among 61 families that fled the …

  • 20 August

    Reconciliation Minister meets reconciliation committee of al-Midan, Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – Caretaker State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs Dr. Ali Haidar stressed the importance of the role of popular and civil societies in the national reconciliation process and …

  • 20 August

    379 wanted persons turn themselves in to authorities, legal status of 71 gunmen in Homs settled

    Provinces, SANA – 379 wanted persons from Damascus, Damascus countryside, Homs, Quneitra, Idleb, Lattakia, Hama, Sweida, Aleppo, Raqqa and al-Hasaka provinces turned themselves in to the authorities to have their legal …

  • 20 August

    Economy Minister: Syria MOTEX indicates triumph of economy in face of siege

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian MOTEX exhibition marked the triumph of Syrian economy in the face of the illegal blockade imposed on the country, caretaker Minister of Economy and Foreign …

  • 20 August

    Iranian President stresses support to Syrian people against terrorist groups

    Tehran, SANA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated his country’s support to the Syrian people in confronting the takfiri terrorist groups and overcoming the crisis. Addressing a crowd of people …

  • 20 August

    August 20, Egyptian  poet, writer and politician Muhammad Husayn Haykal born

    1882 – British forces occupy Bort Said and al-Isma’iliyah in Egypt. 1914 Germany occupies Brussels during World War I. 1956 – Leaders of the Algerian Revolution hold Soummam conference, decide …

  • 20 August

    ISIS slaughters kidnapped American journalist, Washington “appalled” by the act

    Beirut, SANA – Members from the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) slaughtered the American journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped by terrorists in Syria in …

  • 20 August

    Idleb Governor to ICRC delegation: All facilitations provided for aid delivery in the province

    Idleb, SANA – Governor of Idleb Safwan Abu Saadi stressed that all facilitations are provided to secure delivery of aid to the beneficiaries in the province. During a meeting with …

  • 20 August

    New aid shipment enters eastern Daraa, plan set to cover other areas

    Daraa, SANA A second shipment of humanitarian assistance entered villages and towns in the eastern countryside of Daraa with the support of the Syrian government as part of a plan …