Foreign Ministry: Syria Holds All who Leveled Accusations at it for Situation in al-Yarmouk Responsible for the Catastrophe
Dec 20, 2012
Damascus, (SANA)_Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that ”It was not surprising for Syria that the parties known for their hostility to the Syrian government adopted overturned stances and distorted facts regarding the situation that has emerged in al-Yarmouk Camp over the last few days, due to the attack that the Jabhat al-Nusra mounted, backed by other terrorist groups.”
In two identical letters addressed to the head of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General on Thursday, the Ministry said that these parties have wrongly held the Syrian government responsible for the situation in the Camp, with the backing of biased media that has misled the public opinion.”
The Ministry expressed condemnation to all who allowed themselves to point an accusing finger at Syria, adding that Syria holds them responsible for the catastrophe that the armed terrorist groups caused in al-Yarmouk refugee camp, as it stresses that it has committed, since the Nakba of the Palestinian people, to receiving the Palestinian refugees and treated them as its own people, granting them all the prerogatives that the Syrian citizens enjoy.
The letters added that ”Syria has also been positive with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), imposing no restrictions whatsoever on its activities, as attested by UNRWA officials inside and outside Syria.”
”Sadly, the accusations about the situation in al-Yarmouk Camp are leveled at the wrong side, instead of punishing and condemning the terrorist groups that has been threatening the Palestinians’ security and stability, not to mention killing many,” the letters said, citing Jabhat al-Nusra latest attack on al-Yarmouk camp using mortar and machineguns, which led to displacing thousands of Palestinians and the destruction of a hospital and a mosque inside the camp.
The letters said that the Syrian Arab army refrained from entering the camp, despite the locals’ pleas after hundreds of terrorist members entered the camp to preserve the Palestinians’ blood and property.
“Syria has maintained contacts with the Palestinian official and non-official political figures and movements for not involving the Palestinian people in the Syrian events, and to keep them away from the terrorists who have worked to implicate them since the outset of events,” the letters said.
”Syria has reiterated the principle of not involving the Palestinians in the events in Syria during the latest visit of the UNRWA’s Commissioner-General and has offered, in cooperation with all Palestinian and international bodies, all kinds of aid and facilitations to ease the suffering of the Palestinian refugees due to Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies from the so-called ‘Free Army” occupation of al-Yarmouk Camp.”
The letters said that “Syria calls upon the UN and its Secretary-General to urge the countries who have been backing terrorist groups and prodded them to occupy al-Yarmouk Camp, for well-known goals, to pressure them to leave the camp immediately to save the lives of the Palestinian refugees, and to put a stop to the killing and destruction that these groups leave behind, instead of adopting cheap propaganda at the expense of the Palestinian blood, because the it was the terrorists who attacked the camp, and they are utterly responsible for this crime.”
Syria Crowned Champion of West Asian Football Federation Cup after Beating Iraq 1-0
Dec 20, 2012
KUWAIT, (SANA)- Syrian national football team on Thursday was crowned champion of West Asia cup after beating Iraq 1-0 in the final match held in Kuwait.
The first half of the match ended with tie 0-0 as the two teams didn’t score, but at the 75th minute of the match Syria scored through player Ahmad al-Saleh.
The Syrian national team reached the final match of the championship three time in 2000 in Jordan where it lost 0-1 with Iran, and in 2004 in Iran where it lost with the host country 0-1 and the third time here where Syria won the title.
Syria reached this final match after beating Bahrain 3-2 in the penalty kicks, while Iraq reached the final match after beating Oman 2-0.
Terrorists Killed, Their Weapons and Vehicles Destroyed
Dec 20, 2012
PROVINCES, (SANA) – Units of the Armed Forces on Thursday pursued terrorist groups in al-Husseiniyeh town in Damascus Countryside, killed many of their members and destroyed their weapons.
An official source told SANA reporter that the army units killed a number of terrorists near the old bakery and destroyed a mortar and a car carrying terrorists and weapons.
The source added that another army unit destroyed a hideout for terrorists in al-Bashawat Street in the town, killing and injuring some of them.
A vehicle equipped with a machinegun was also destroyed.
Army Units Carry out Operations agaisnt Terrorists in Damascus Countryside
Units of the armed forces continued crackdown on the armed terrorist groups in Hejjira, Dhiyabieh, Bahdaliyyeh and Sayyida Zeinab towns in Damascus countryside, killing and injuring many terrorists.
An official source told SANA that an armed forces’ unit eliminated a terrorist group near al-Baath housing units in Hejjira. The terrorists Ahmad al-Haj, Haitham al-Louaisi, Mohammad Othman, Tareq al-Doumani and a Palestinian-Jordanian terrorists called Wael were identified among the deed.
The source added that another unit carries out an operation in al- Dhiyabieh in which it killed a number of terrorists and injured others and destroyed a hideout. The terrorist Suhail Dandash was identified among the dead.
A unit of the armed forces also clashed with a terrorist group near al-Mustaqbal crossroad in Sayyida Zeinab. A number of terrorists were killed and others injured in the operation.
The source added that a number of terrorists were killed and a motorcycle for terrorists was destroyed near al-Hassan Mosque in al- Bahdaliyyeh.
A field hospital with stolen equipment and medicine was discovered.
Terrorists Killed, Amounts of Weapons and Ammunition Seized in Homs
A unit of the Armed Forces destroyed a machinegun-equipped vehicle and killed all the terrorists inside it near the crossroad to al-Ghajar village in the countryside of al-Rastan in Homs province.
SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the army also killed a number of terrorists inside a hideout in the same area, indicating that the leader of the group Khaled Habib and terrorists Ahmad Mohammad Khattab and Ayman al-Deek were identified among the dead.
Authorities on Wednesday night seized an amount of weapons and ammunition in an abandoned farm in al-Sultaniyeh neighborhood in Homs city.
A source in the province told SANA reporter that the seized weapons included four sniper rifles, five Cobra rocket engines, a hunting rifle, an explosive device, a mask and different types of ammunition.
Clashes between Terrorist Groups over Dividing Stolen Goods
Two terrorist groups clashed near al-Hassan and al-Hussein Mosque in al-Marjeh neighborhood in Aleppo over dividing goods they stole from citizens’ houses.
18 terrorists were killed and injured in the clash. A leader of a terrorist group, nicknamed Karmo al-Shaghel, was identified among the dead.
Armed Forces Pursue Terrorist Groups in Aleppo, Inflict Heavy Losses Upon them
The Armed Forces carried out a number of qualitative operations against terrorist sites in Aleppo and its countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists and destroying a number of vehicles used to transfer weapons and ammunitions.
An official source told SANA reporter that the Armed Forces targeted two terrorist sites in Rasm al-abboud area in Aleppo countryside and destroyed them completely, killed all terrorists in them and destroyed four vehicles used to transfer weapons and ammunitions.
The Armed Forces targeted terrorist sites in al-Deirineh, al-Sfeira, al-Oweijeh, Maara, al-Artiq and Hayan areas and killed several terrorists and destroyed their vehicles.
In qualitative operations, the Armed Forces inflicted heavy losses upon the terrorists in Bustan al-Qasr, al-Lairamon, Qadi Askar and Karm al-Maiser in Aelppo city.
Upon the Directives of President al-Assad, Minister Azzam Congratulates Patriarch Yazigi
Dec 20, 2012
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, John X Yazigi, led on Thursday thanksgiving prayer at the Patriarchal Monument at the Mariamete Cathedral in Damascus.
Later, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Mansour Azzam, upon the directives of President Bashar al-Assad, congratulated Patriarch Yazigi being elected a successor for late Patriarch Ignatius Iv Hazim at the Cathedral in Damascus.
Minister Azzam expressed wishes of success for Patriarch Yazigi in serving the Patriarchate.
In a speech, Patriarch Yazigi said, “We have lived on this land and we will live with our Muslim bothers and cooperate with them to serve humankind and humanity, rejecting all forms of western interference in our homeland.”
Grand Mufti of the Republic, Dr. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, also congratulated Patriarch Yazigi.
The Grand Mufti stressed that Syria is the cradle of heavenly messages and from Syria messengers preached belief to the whole world.
He called on the Syrians to work as one hand for security and stability to be restored.
Russia’s Ambassador in Damascus Azmatullah Kulmohammadov congratulated Patriarch Yazigi.
The Russian Ambassador stressed that Russia exerts all efforts possible to realize peace in Syria and enhance national unity.
People’s Assembly Discusses Draft Law on Regulating Dental Association Work, Davutoglu Statements on Syrian Turkmen Irrational and Irresponsible
Dec 20, 2012
Damascus, (SANA)_The People’s Assembly discussed during its session on Thursday, chaired by Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Lahham, the report of the Constitutional, Legislative and Service Affairs Committees on the draft law regulating the Dental Association’s work.
The Assembly approved the articles from 1 to 16 of the draft law, and voted in favor of the amendment made by the Committees to the definition of the Dental Association General Conference stated in the first article.
MP Mohammad Abbas Turkmani described the statements of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in which he considered Syria’s Turkmen part of the Turkish fabric, as irrational and irresponsible and display a lack of knowledge about geography, indicating that the Turkmen in Syria are Syrians who are ready to defend their country.
Christmas prayers at the Lady Church in Damascus for Peace in Syria
Dec 20, 2012
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Patriarchal Syriac Mar Afram Choir staged on Thursday a Christmas evening at the Lady Church in Damascus, including Christmas prayers and meditations for peace in Syria.
The choir performed Christmas psalms and poems from Damascus which is “the city of the Joy of God” according to the Holy Bible.
The choir was established in 1980 by Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas.
Al-Maliki Calls for Bolstering Moderation, Discarding Extremism in Syria
Dec 20, 2012
Baghdad, (SANA)_Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed grave concern over the ongoing violence in Syria, calling upon the Syrian opposition groups to work for finding a political solution that realizes the aspirations of the Syrian people.
During his meeting on Wednesday with a delegation from the opposition National Coordination Committee headed by Dr. Haitham Manna, al-Maliki said that ”efforts should be synchronized to bolster moderation and discard extremism in Syria, as it creates problems rather than solves them.” He stressed that the Iraqi government has offered humanitarian aid which it intends to increase without any political goals, as admitted by international organizations which hailed the Iraqi role that distanced itself from the internal conflict. The delegation’s members expressed concern over the increasing violence, underlining the necessity of discarding violence and encouraging moderation, and that the solution be political, not military.
Putin: We Call for Solution to Halt Violence, Syrians Are to Determine Their Future
Dec 20, 2012
MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday stressed that the Syrian people are the only ones to determine their destiny and the future of their country.
Speaking at a press conference in Moscow, Putin reiterated that his country calls for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria that brings violence in Syria to a halt and prevents the collapse and the fragmentation of the Syrian state.
He said that Russia has no private interests in Syria and cares only about Syria’s stability and future.
The Russian president noted that the Syrians should agree on how to live, how to ensure their security and stability and how to build their state, “after which we can move to change, not vice versa.”
He astressed that it is futile to base agreement on military victory, adding that Russia is not concerned about its interests which are not many in the region, but is rather concerned about searching for a solution to the crisis in Syria.
Russian Diplomatic Source.. US side Gives Gesture after each meeting that Russia has change its stance and approached the US
Russia Today site quoted an informed diplomatic source as announcing today that Russia renewed support to the mission of the UN envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi where agreement has been made to hold a tripartite meeting among Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Michael Bogdanov, the US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Brahimi in Geneva.
The diplomatic source criticized the US side’s giving gesture, following each meeting, to media that Russia has changed its stance and it is approaching Washington, Saying “We don’t want parade stances.. we are concerned about Geneva tripartite meeting to know the outcome of Brahimi mission and to work for the halt of violence in Syria.”
It added that Brahimi informed Russia about his determination to go to Damascus and meet President Bashar al-Assad, clarifying that Moscow informed Brahimi that its representatives are ready for Geneva meeting after he completes his visit to Damascus to inform the Russian and US sides of the outcome of his discussions in Damascus.
Lavrov: Russia Refuses to Recognize Doha Coalition
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that Russia refuses to recognize the ‘Syrian Opposition Coalition’, considering that there is no need to recognize anyone as Russia is working with all parties which represent specific groups from the Syrian opposition.
”It is not about recognition..The most important thing is pushing everyone in one direction, ” Lavrov said in an interview with Euronews TV on Thursday, expressing Russia’s readiness to work with all opposition groups that arise on the Syrian arena with a similar perspective.
The Russian foreign minister pointed to attempts to drag the Palestinian refugees in Syria into getting involved in the conflict there.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Statements Provoking Terrorism in Syria Dangerous, Unconditional National Dialogue only Way to Realize Syrians’ Aspirations
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich stressed on Thursday that his country considers the statements which call for encouraging terrorist activities in Syria as dangerous and criminal, warning of the repercussions of the continuation of the opposition’s rejection of constructive efforts and boycotting dialogue with the Syrian Government.
In a statement quoted by Russia Today website, Lukashevich expressed regret over the continuation of western and Arab media in exerting immense psychological pressure to destabilize the Syrian state institutions through broadcasting fabricated reports on a decisive victory of the armed groups as they acquired man-potable air defense systems (MANPADS) and deploying patriot missiles along the Turkish-Syrian borders.
He reiterated the call on all foreign players to stop moral and financial support to the armed groups in Syria, warning that such support would only pave the way for destroying Syria and increasing the numbers of victims.
He added that Russia believes that achieving the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people is possible only through political peaceful means, national dialogue and unconditional negotiations.
He warned that the situation in Syria has become more complicated as gunmen are seeking to use civilians as human shields after being dismissed from some neighborhoods in Damascus countryside by the government forces, citing al-Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees in southern Damascus as an example.
People of al-Yarmouk Camp Demand Departure of Terrorist Groups
Dec 20, 2012
DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Residents of al-Yarmouk Camp in Damascus staged a massive protest on Thursday expressing their rejection of the armed terrorist groups.
The participants entered the Camp and chanted slogans demanding that the terrorist groups get out of it.
American SEP Secretary: US, EU Countries Take Further Steps for More Direct Intervention in Syria
Dec 20, 2012
PRAGUE, (SANA) – The National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in the US, Joseph Kishore, warned that the United States and the major European powers this week have taken a number of steps to more directly intervene in Syria to bring down the advanced governing system in it.
In an article published on the Czech Communist Youth Union website, Kishore said Syria “is seen as a linchpin in a broader drive to redraw the borders of the Middle East.”
Kishore added that “Syria, a relatively advanced country with one of the highest life expectancies in the Middle East, is being driven relentlessly backwards,” noting that “the principle responsibility for this situation lies with the imperialist powers” which have worked since the beginning of the events in Syria in March, 2011 on providing support to the terrorist forces led by al-Qaeda affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra.
“The US has worked relentlessly to advance its own interests, relying on the most right-wing and reactionary forces, including Al Qaeda-linked organizations, led by the Al-Nusra Front,” Kishore highlighted.
He pointed out that Washington’s recent move to officially designate the Jabhat al-Nusra as a terrorist organization “is intended in part to cover over the fact that it has worked closely with the organization for months, helping build it up into the most important fighting force of the rebels.”
Further in this regard comes the NATO’s deployment of the Patriot missiles in Turkey, which Kishore considered as a serious escalation of military tension saying that “the missile systems can be used against warplanes and missiles to provide air cover for oppositional forces or establish a no-fly zone along the border, both precursors to direct military action.”
“While deployed under the pretext of defense against a possible Syrian attack on Turkey, the move is, in fact, a significant escalation of the US war drive,” he added.
Indian Newspaper: The US Fully Aware of al-Qaeda Presence in Syria and Overlooks Its Arming
Dec 20, 2012
NEW DELHI, (SANA)- The Hindu newspaper of India stressed the US full awareness of the presence of al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria since April, 2011 when a massacre was committed against Syrian soldiers by so-called ‘Jihadis’.
An article written by Prem Shankar Jha revealed that “the U.S. has been fully aware of the presence of al-Qaeda in the so-called Free Syrian Army since April 20, 2011 when Jihadis captured a truck (or Armoured Personnel Carrier) near Dera’a, and killed all the 18 or 20 soldiers it was carrying not by shooting them but by cutting their throats in the approved Islamic manner.”
Despite all the evidence on the undoubted presence of al-Qaeda members in the ranks of the armed groups in Syria, The Hindu said “the Obama administration has steadfastly chosen to believe that the jihadis make up only ‘a tiny fraction’ of the Free Syrian Army.”
The U.S. administration “has continued to provide FSA with logistical support, that is, satellite-based information about Syrian troop and VIP movements, and look the other way while Qatar and Saudi Arabia have provided it with guns and mounted pick-up trucks, mortars and RPGs,” the newspaper added.
Shankar Jha refuted the U.S. and Western claims on unawareness of the presence of al-Qaeda in Syria, saying that history tends to repeat itself as the United States and its European allies are about to provide “air and sea support” to the armed groups in Syria seeking a new war through “preparing another Gulf of Tonkin incident, the faked attack on a U.S. warship that triggered the Vietnam war.”
He mocked the US and the West’s “expressions of concern” for the Syrian people, saying they “ring hollow when they come from countries that did not hesitate to invade Iraq after fabricating the same pretext they are thinking of using now in Syria.” The writer cited videos posted by the armed terrorist groups themselves showing that “the armed opposition in Syria has been sliding inexorably into the hands of radical Islamists.”
“Thousands of foreign fighters have poured into Syria from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and places as far apart as Pakistan and Chechnya,” Shankar Jha said in the article published on Wednesday.
The article referred to interviews broadcast by the Syrian television with numerous young men captured in Homs and elsewhere, “who gave graphic descriptions of how they had been recruited by al-Qaeda to fight for Islam” in Syria. It also made reference to YouTube videos posted by the armed groups showing their members executing captured Syrian soldiers and civilians “in the approved manner”.
Shankar Jha stressed that this “make-believe game” of the West and particularly the US was brought to an end when a Libyan ship docked in a Turkish port in September 2012 with 400 tons of weapons for the armed groups in Syria. This shipment contained SA-7 portable anti-aircraft missiles and Rocket Propelled Grenades.
When interviewed, the article said, the captain of the ship admitted that he belonged to an organization that reported directly to the Libyan government. “As if that was not disturbing enough,” the article added, citing also a report by the New York Times on October 10, which affirmed that most of the weapons that had been supplied by Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia had gone to hard line Islamist groups in Syria.
Syrian Consulting Center for Studies and Human Rights Calls for Not Thrusting Palestinians into War in Syria
Dec 20, 2012
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The Syrian Consulting Center for Studies and Human Rights called upon the residents at the Palestinian camps to keep fully alert to foil the scheme which aims at diverting the Palestinians away from their battle and main demands through attempts to thrust some of them in the current proxy war launched against Syria on behalf of Israel.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Center called upon the international community and all humanitarian and human rights organizations to break their silence towards the events in Syria and denounce the destructive attack targeting it, particularly by Erdogan’s government which harbors death squads of extremists and sends them to spread destruction in Syria.
Sheikh Aql of Muslim Muwahideen Hussein Jarbou’ Passes away
Dec 20, 2012
SWEIDA, (SANA)- Ministry of al-Awqaf (Religious Endowments) and Sheikhdom of Muslim Muwahhideen on Wednesday announced the death of Sheikh Aql (leader) of the Muslim Muwahhideen community in Syria, Hussein Jarbou’, who died Wednesday evening at the age of 87 after suffering from disease.
In a statement to SANA, First Sheikh Aql of the community, Hikmat al-Hejri, hailed the national stances of late sheikh Jarbou’, saying that the deceased was known for his calls for amity and peace and adherence to national unity and dialogue.
Sheikh Hussein Ahmad Jarbou’ was born in 1925 and had been the Sheikh Aql of the Muslim Muwahideen community since 1965 after the death of his father. He left behind three sons and seven daughters.
Joint Military Units form the Russian Navy to Conduct Drills near Syrian Coast
Dec 20, 2012
MOSCOW, (SANA)_ An official at the Russian General Staff announced on Wednesday that joint units from the North Sea, the Baltic and the Black Sea Fleets will conduct military drills near the Syrian coast by the end of December.
The source added that naval units from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea Fleets headed to the Eastern Mediterranean where a group of warships from the Black Sea Fleet are positioned.
The source added that the warships will train on military operations near the Syrian coast, indicating that the Black Sea Fleet warships are ready to leave to the Mediterranean.
Syria and Iran.. Linking among Executive Institutions, Economic and Trade sectors to Boost Syria Steadfastness in Face of Terrorism
Dec 20, 2012
TEHRAN , (SANA)-Syrian Ambassador in Tehran Adnan Mahmoud discussed on Thursday with Advisor to the Vice President of Iran Hassan Kazemi work steps to face the economic war against Syria, following up and executing the economic and trade agreements which were signed in Damascus lately.
During the meeting, both sides underlined the need for linking among the executive institutions of the two countries along with the service, trade and economic sectors in order to achieve tangible outcomes, boost the Syrian steadfastness in the face of the terrorist war which not only target Syria, but the resistance in the region.
Kazemi affirmed that Iran decided to suspend the laws and procedures to let the Syrian products and goods enter the Iranian market and give all needed facilitations to exchange the products smoothly between the two countries.
He renewed his country’s support to Syria, as leadership and people, in combating terrorism, backed by money and weapon from the West, the US and their regional tools.
Syria and Iran recently agreed to boost cooperation in the economic, trade, financial, energy, oil and gas sectors as well as exchanging medicine and food products.
Families of 100 Martyrs Honored in Hama
Dec 19, 2012
HAMA, (SANA) – A ceremony was held to honor the families of 100 martyrs in al-Rabiy’a town in Hama province. The ceremony came in appreciation of the martyrs’ role in foiling the conspiracy which aims at undermining Syria’s stability and security. Secretary of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party branch in Hama, Jihad Murad, expressed pride in the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of defending the homeland and preserving its dignity.
In turn, Governor of Hama, Anas al-Naem stressed that the ceremony aimed at expressing appreciation for the sons of the martyrs who responded to the call of duty and sacrificed their souls to protect Syria’s unity.
He underlined the efforts exerted to fulfill the needs of the martyrs’ families, indicating that a special office was formed to follow up on solving their problems.
Sheikh Ali Mikail elaborated the sacrifices of the Armed Forces to foil the conspiracy hatched against Syria and its unity, stressing that Syria will achieve victory over its enemies.
Father of martyr Major Haitham Awad expressed pride in the martyrdom of his son and other martyrs in the town to safeguard the homeland.
Syrian Researcher Documents Biodiversity of Wild Life in Syria in 500-hour Video
Dec 19, 2012
TARTOUS, (SANA) – Researcher Iyad al-Salim from al-Sheikh Badr area in Tartous province documented with his camera the biodiversity of wild life in Syria in a 500-hour video ready for display.
Al-Salim, who obtained an engineering certificate from London University, continues his project to document his discoveries about the wild life in Syria and add them to his archive of Syrian life.
In a statement to SANA, al-Salim said that he intends to launch an satellite channel on environment in Syria in Arabic and English languages. “Despite the fact that Syria covers a small area, it can be described as a microcosm with a large variety of coastal, mountainous, semi-desert and subtropical environments,” he added. He pointed out that his passion for photography since he was very young enabled him to take amazing shots of coastal nature where he grew up through his journeys with his friends.
Al-Salim added that he was motivated in his exploration and documentation project by the lack of scientific references about the Syrian environment after he visited many libraries while studying in London and inspected the scientific principles adopted in documenting the wild life of each country.
He noted that his work was not limited to the coastal area, rather he toured a number of Syrian provinces. Researcher al-Salim created 17 pages titled “Wild Life in Syria” on social networking sites in order to enable visitors to browse these pages in an organized and classified way and get acquainted with the Syrian nature.
Minister of Water Resources: Appropriate Solutions to Ensure Clean Drinking Water to All Citizens
Dec 19, 2012
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Minister of Water Resources, Bassam Hanna, stressed the need for finding appropriate solutions to the difficulties facing the implementation of water projects and looking for alternatives.
Meeting technicians and workers at the Ministry, the minister called for effective study of the current situation of surface and ground water sources to ensure and provide all citizens with sufficient and clean drinking water.
He underlined the importance of examining data submitted by water institutions in all provinces to reach accurate information and take the appropriate measures in terms of producing water from traditional and non-traditional sources.