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Culture & Arts

August, 2016

  • 21 August

    Rehabilitating archeological covered market in Homs helps revive tourism and economic movement

    Homs, SANA – “The Covered Market” activity, kicked off at Khan al-Qeisariyeh in the Old City of Homs, aims at rehabilitating this historic archeological market and restoring life to its …

  • 21 August

    Musical evening by Damascus Orchestra at Opera House

    Damascus, SANA – Within the framework of the 3rd Arab Music Festival, Damascus Orchestra led by Maestro Asem Makarem presented a musical evening on the theater of the Damascus-based Opera …

  • 20 August

    “The Noise of Memory” wins Best Director Award at Wasit Film Festival in Iraq

    Damascus, SANA – The Syrian movie “The Noise of Memory” won the Best Director Award at Wasit Film Festival in Iraq that wrapped up on Friday in al-Kut city. The …

  • 19 August

    Sculpture.. Magnificent way to express yourself, says Oula Hilal

    Damascus, SANA – A close look at the artworks of Sculptor Oula Hilal reveals a combination of creativity, passion, high sensitivity and magic in creating vivid pieces sewn by the …

  • 14 August

    Sculptor Agha: Art best expression of reality

    Damascus, SANA – Motivated by his belief in art as a way to spread culture in society, sculptor Agha Afif started his artistic project and established his own studio in …

  • 11 August

    A project launched for 3D documentation of Old City of Damascus

    Damascus, SANA – The Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) has launched a project to document the ancient monuments of Old Damascus through using a drone. In a statement to SANA, …

  • 10 August

    Lattakia sand sculpture forum sparkles with creativity

    Lattakia, SANA – After a long day of work with shovels, buckets, brushes, straws and other sculpting tools, some incredible sand sculptures begin to take shape in the second day …

  • 9 August

    Second Sand Sculpture Forum kicks off in Lattakia

    Lattakia, SANA – Activities of the second professional sand sculpture forum kicked off Monday at Alyukhut Marina in Lattakia . The forum includes holding plastic art exhibitions and organizing workshops …

  • 7 August

    2000 titles in annual book fair in Salamyieh

    Hama, SANA- The annual Book Fair, dubbed Salamiyeh is Still Reading, which was opened in Salamyieh city Saturday, included more than two thousands titles covered various specializations and sciences, mainly books of heritage, philosophic studies, …

  • 3 August

    Culture Minister, South Africa’s Ambassador discuss developing relations between the two countries

    Damascus, SANA-Culture Minister Mohamed al-Ahmad discussed on Wednesday with Ambassador of South Africa in Damascus, Shaun Byneveldt means to develop the cultural relations between Syria and South Africa and the …