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September, 2022

  • 17 September

    A third of the world’s population deprived of Internet, UN says

    Geneva, SANA- The International Telecommunication Union said that a third of the world’s population is still without an Internet connection, amid a slowdown in the pace of new connections. AFP …

July, 2022

  • 28 July

    The first successful facial nerve decompression surgery performed in Syria

    Damascus, SANA- A medical team at al-Assad University Hospital in Damascus has succeeded in performing a surgical operation on a 56-year-old woman, after three years of suffering from a chronic, …

  • 13 July

    Czech site: Krak des chevaliers is the best castle in the world

    Prague, SANA- The Czech Světadíly website said in a special report on Syria that it is the cradle of civilizations because of its cultural, religious, historical and geographical heritage. In …

May, 2022

  • 30 May

    Church of St. George in Izraa… an architectural masterpiece dating back more than 1500 years

    Daraa, SANA- More than 1,500 years have passed since its construction, the historic Church of St. George is one of the world’s architectural masterpieces that still preserves its architectural style …

December, 2021

  • 28 December

    Information Ministry, Artists Syndicate mourn artist Mohammad al-Shammat

    Damascus, SANA- The Ministry of Information and the Artists Syndicate mourned artist, Mohammad al-Shammat, who passed away yesterday evening at the age of eighty-five, during his treatment journey in the …

  • 27 December

    Huda Akil…Syrian neuroscientist who contributed to understanding emotions neurobiology

    Damascus, SANA-Huda Akil is a neuroscientist, of Syrian origin, whose pioneering research has contributed to the understanding of the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Akil …

  • 13 December

    Do you know that Sergio Chamy who starred in ‘The Mole Agent’ documentary is of Syrian origin?

    Damascus, (SANA) Do you know that Chilean star Sergio Chamy who played the main character of the documentary ‘The Mole Agent’, and who was a candidate to win the Oscar …

  • 8 December

    Do you know that novelist Agatha Christie was in Syria when she wrote (Murder on the Orient Express)?

    Damascus, SANA-Do you know that British crime novelist, short-story writer and playwright, Agatha Christie, was in Aleppo City in Syria when she wrote her famous crime novel (Murder on the …

November, 2021

  • 28 November

    Do you know that prominent astronomer, nuclear physicist, Shadia Habbal, is of Syrian origin?

    Damascus, SANA- Shadia Habbal, the daughter of Syrian psychologist Na’im al-Rifai, was born in the city of Homs in central Syria, where she finished her secondary education, and then enrolled …

  • 21 November

    Colette Khoury… A pioneer Syrian novelist of Arab feminism

    Damascus, SANA- Colette Khoury is a Syrian novelist and poet, born in 1931. She graduated from Damascus University with a bachelor’s degree in French literature and she received a diploma …