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October, 2016

  • 18 October

    Russian Defense Ministry announces 8-hour humanitarian pause in Aleppo next Thursday

    Moscow, SANA- The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced a humanitarian pause in Aleppo starting from next Thursday at 08:00 am (05:00 GMT) till 04:00 pm to allow the passage …

  • 17 October

    Syria welcomes Iraqi government’s announcement of beginning operations to liberate Mosul from ISIS

    Damascus, SANA – Syria affirmed that it welcomes the Iraqi government’s announcement of beginning the operations to liberate Mosul from ISIS, and that victory against ISIS in Iraq is a …

  • 17 October

    Maj. Gen. al-Mamlouk meets senior Egyptian security officials in Cairo, counterterrorism coordination discussed

    Cairo, SANA – Chief of the National Security Bureau Major General Ali al-Mamlouk paid an official visit to Cairo upon an invitation from the Egyptian side. Maj. Gen. al-Mamlouk met …

  • 16 October

    Turkish forces violate Syrian territory in northern Aleppo

    Aleppo, SANA – In a new act of aggression on Syria’s sovereignty, the Turkish regime’s forces penetrated into the Syrian territory on Saturday evening and attacked locals in two villages …

  • 16 October

    A national 5-day polio vaccination campaign launched

    Damascus, SANA – A new polio vaccination campaign was launched on Sunday by the Ministry of Health targeting all children under five. Scheduled to run through next Thursday, the campaign …

  • 16 October

    The Syrian-Russian Culture Week kicks off in Lattakia

    Lattakia, SANA – Activities of the Syrian-Russian Culture Week, organized by the Ministry of Culture, kicked off Saturday at Dar al-Assad for Culture in Lattakia. The Russian military marching band …

  • 16 October

    Russian Foreign Ministry: Participants in Lausanne meeting on Syria stress commitment to preserve Syria’s integrity

    Moscow, SANA – Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the participants in Lausanne meeting on Syria held on Saturday stressed their commitment to preserve Syria’s integrity, where the Syrians themselves would …

  • 15 October

    Russian aid distributed to needy families in Damascus countryside and Lattakia

    Damascus countryside/Lattakia, SANA–A new batch of Russian humanitarian aid was distributed Saturday to displaced families residing in Herjalleh town in Damascus countryside. Representative of the Russian coordination center in Hmeimim …

  • 14 October

    Russian expert: Russia ready to cooperate to design geographic data systems for Palmyra

    Moscow, SANA – Deputy Director of the Institute of History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences Natalia Solovyova announced that Russia is ready to cooperate in designing …

  • 14 October

    Russia refutes media claims about death of Russian military personnel in Syria

    Moscow, SANA – The Russian Defense Ministry denied the claims made by some media outlets about the death of Russian military personnel in Syria. In a statement issued on Friday, …