Damascus, SANA – The People’s Assembly on Sunday approved a bill on bank loans which aims to facilitate procuring loan payments due to banks from debtors, and a bill on …
Read More »Syrian rider Shadi Gharib wins UAE Ghantoot Show Jumping Championship
Abu Dhabi, SANA – Syrian rider Shadi Gharib won the Grand Prix title of the Ghantoot International Show Jumping championship which wrapped up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. Gharib was …
Read More »President al-Assad issues decree establishing Forensic Medicine Commission
Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad issued on Sunday Decree No. 17 for the year 2014 establishing a scientific commission called “the General Commission of Forensic Medicine”. Based on the decree, the commission …
Read More »Army continues targeting terrorists in several provinces
Provinces, SANA- Units of the armed forces carried out operations against dens and gatherings of terrorists in several areas, inflicting heavy losses upon them. A military source told SANA that …
Read More »Budgets of ministries of Tourism and Justice set at SYP 313,300 m and 175 m, respectively
Damascus, SANA – The Balance and Accounts Committee of the People’s Assembly discussed in a session on Sunday the budget of the Tourism Ministry for the fiscal year 2015. The …
Read More »November 2, Irish essayist, novelist and Nobel-laureate for Literature George Bernard Shaw passes away
1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour sends letter to Baron Lionel Walter de Rothschild pledging British support for the establishment of Jewish national home. The Letter is …
Read More »Patriarch Kirill of Moscow: Syria must remain unified
Moscow, SANA – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia stressed the support of the Russian Orthodox Church and the entire people of Russia for Syria in its battle against …
Read More »SANA to launch Persian and Hebrew pages on Sunday
Damascus, SANA – The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) launched on Sunday two new pages in Persian and Hebrew on its website, joining the existing Arabic, English, French, Russian, Turkish, …
Read More »Syrian Kareem Allaf wins 13th Dubai ITF Junior Championships singles final
Abu Dhabi, SANA – Syrian tennis player Kareem Allaf won the final match of the singles competitions at the 13th Dubai ITF Junior Championships. Allaf went up against U.S. player …
Read More »174 wanted persons turn themselves in to have their files settled
Provinces, SANA-72 wanted persons from Damascus and its Countryside and Homs turned themselves in to authorities to have their legal status settled. On a relevant note, a source at Damascus …
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