1862 – US President Abraham Lincoln announces emancipation of slaves. 1930- 700 persons killed due to the eruption of Indonesian Merapi earthquake in Java island. 1949 – Soviet Union explodes …

Damascus, SANA – Minister of Administrative Development Dr. Hassan al-Nouri stressed the necessity of work on setting a new administrative frame with high quality to deliver the state’s message and …

Damascus, SANA-President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrians are quite aware of the truth about the situation in their own country, which opens up new prospects for religious work for drawing …

Damascus, SANA – A Syrian military source said Sunday that the Syrian army shot down an Israeli drone over Quneitra province. The source said the UAV, Skylark 1, was taken …

Damascus, SANA- People’s Assembly passed a bill stipulating that persons who own undeclared gold bullions and haven’t paid import fees for it to settle their status by registering it and …

Damascus, SANA-Education Minister Hazwan al-Waz , who is Chairman of the Syrian National Committee for Education, Culture and Science affirmed the necessity of finding a mechanism to speed up obtaining …

Damascus, SANA – Justice Minister Najm Hamad al-Ahmad said that the newly-formed banking courts will help speed up cases related to commercial issues and curb debt evasion in terms of …

Damascus, SANA – The annual conference of the Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Ministry kicked off on Sunday at al-Othman Mosque in Damascus, with this year’s iteration focusing on religious discourse for …

Damascus, SANA – President Bashar al-Assad stressed on Sunday the Syrians’ resolve to eradicate terrorism and extremist thoughts that are menacing the region and the world. During his meeting with …

Damascus, SANA-Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Humam al-Jazairi discussed with Charge d’ Affaires of the Indian embassy in Damascus S.R. Meena means of upgrading bilateral cooperation between Syria and …