The Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister (OFDPM) has announced the end of the registration period for the sixth edition of the FDPM Fellowship.

Registration for the sixth edition of the programme took place between 19 July 2020 and 2 August 2020, during which time the programme has attracted a wide variety of talents. All applications will be thoroughly assessed to identify the strongest candidates, who will in turn undergo a rigorous selection"...

The Education Ministry announced that it will begin carrying out remedial lessons to compensate for educational losses for Category B basic education students from August 11th to the 31st.

In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry instructed its directorates in all provinces to open the schools designated for the basic education for Category B students from Saturday till Thursday each weak in order to make up for educational losses through remedial"...

Damascus (ST): Within the framework of the 15th General Conference of the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) open dialogue sessions were held on higher education and scientific research, unemployment and job opportunities and political empowering of youth.

During the session on higher education and scientific research, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Bassam Ibrahim underlined the crucial role NUSS has been playing"...

Tartous, (ST) - The Atlantic Rose ship was launched from Tartous port on its first cruise after the national cadres working in the maritime transport sector were able to convert it from a damaged and inoperable ship to a large ship that transports livestock according to the best international specifications.

In a statement to SANA reporter, Director of TartousPort, Eng. Thaer Wannous said that the national technical and labor cadres succeed in converting"...

Syria held a parliamentary election on Sunday, gripped by a collapsing economy and new US sanctions after President Bashar al-Assad clawed back control of most of the country.

Reuters reported people voting across Assad-held territory at more than 7,000 polling stations, including for the first time in former rebel bastions that the army has recaptured over the last two years.

Assad’s"...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and We Mean Business, a global nonprofit coalition working with businesses to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, today announced they have partnered to establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals. The We Mean Business coalition works with over 1,200 companies, with a total market capitalization of more than $24.8 trillion, to drive business action and policy ambition on climate change and increase chances"...

The first WHO enlisted global clinical Phase III trial of Sinopharm CNBG’s inactivated vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in Abu Dhabi, inspired by the UAE Leadership’s commitment to overcome the pandemic through a global collaborative effort.

H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, was the first in the world to commence the trial of a Phase III inactivated vaccine for COVID-19"...

Today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch of ‘World Defense Show’. The show will take center stage in the global defense show circuit, offering exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to participate in Saudi Arabia’s first truly integrated defense show.

Founded by GAMI, World Defense Show is focused on interoperability across air, land, sea, security innovative"...

About 2100 parliamentary candidates will compete against one another in votes to be held on July 19, 2020, in 7313 voting centers in Syria, according to the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections.

Member of the committee Nouri Fares told the Syrian News Agency (SANA) that the numbers of candidates in each governorates are as follows: Tartous (58), Sweida (20), Hasaka"...