Syria

Syrian Arab Republic
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Location  Middle East
Capital  Damascus
Area  185,180 sq km
Population  19,454,263

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January

January 1 January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 Syria on 5 January 2026 signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Egypt to supply Egyptian natural gas and petroleum products to address critical energy shortfalls. January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged more than $2.4bn on 15 January 2014 for United Nations aid efforts in Syria, where a near three-year civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced. January 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 January 31

February

February 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 The United Nations Security Council on 22 February 2014 unanimously approved a resolution to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, a move that is expected to ease some civilian suffering caused by the current political unrests in the country, if it is implemented quickly and in good faith. February 23 Photographer And Doumany from Douma, Syria won the third prize at the 2016 Days Japan photo contest for his image series named Syrian Children Cry for Help. February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 February 29

March

March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 Majd Chourbaji of Syria was honored with the 2015 International Women of Courage Award by the United States Department of State at a presentation ceremony in Washington for her tireless work for women's leadership in politics and peace building. March 6 March 7 March 8 Human rights lawyer Razan Zeitunah of Syria was honored with the 2013 International Women of Courage Award by the United States Department of State at a presentation ceremony in Washington for her brave reporting to the world media against the recent violence and atrocity against civilians in Syria. March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 Sister Carolin Tahhan Fachakh of Syria was honoured with the United States Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award 2017 for putting her life at risk to serve the people in this war-torn country and to remain a beacon of hope. March 30 March 31

April

April 1 April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 A mass five-day polio vaccination campaign was launched in Syria, Iraq and Egypt on 6 April 2014 after health officials reported a suspected polio case in Baghdad last month. April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 Syrian athlete Inas al-Amoud won the gold medal in the hammer throw competition, with a distance of 39.55 meters, at the 1st West Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Bahrain on 15 April 2016. April 16 April 17 Independence Day of Syria. Syria gained independence from France on April 17, 1946. It is also known as the Evacuation Day which marks the evacuation of the last French soldier from Syria. April 18 April 19 April 20 The head of Syria’s Civil Defence Units, also known as the White Helmets, Raed Saleh was named as one of the most influential people, according to Time Magazine’s 2017 list of 100 Most Influential People. April 21 April 22 April 23 Obadah al-Kaddri, deemed as a truth teller on the Syrian airwaves, was named in Time magazine's annual list of the most 100 influential people in the world on 23 April 2014 for his courage with his radio station, al-Watan. April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30

May

May 1 May 2 May 3 Syrian online activist Ahmad Edilbi's website Dubarah was named as the winner of the 2015 Deutsche Welle People's Choice Award in the Arabic category. May 4 May 5 May 6 Syria's most senior Muslim clerics and Pope John Paul II made history in an attempt to bring Christianity and Islam closer together. John Paul II became the first leader of the Catholic Church to set foot in a mosque when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in Syria on May 6, 2001. The Pope and Syria's Muslim clerics did not pray together. They restricted themselves to reciting a "joint invocation". May 7 The Arab League on 7 May 2023 adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties between the Arab nations. May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31

June

June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi was presented the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award at a ceremony in Dublin's City Hall for her stand against repressive forces. June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 The UNESCO's World Heritage Committee named The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria as World Hertage Sites in 2011. The 40 scattered villages contain relicts and remains of life from the Ancient Roman to Byzantine Christian civilizations. June 28 June 29 June 30

July

July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 On 27 July 2012 it is reported that Syrian and Iranian governments signed deals on energy and electricity exports, signaling continued cooperation between the two countries amid ongoing political crisis in Syria. July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31

August

August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 Syrian woman journalist Zaina Erhaim, who has trained citizen reporters in the war-ravaged country, was named as the winner of the 2015 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism. August 23 August 24 The United States on 24 August 2026 removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, after nearly five decades, potentially reopening access to global finance. August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31

September

September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22 Syria and China announced the formation of a strategic partnership on 22 September 2023 during Syrian President Bashar Assad's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China. This partnership will secure much needed financial support to rebuild Syria as the recently ended civil war in the country devasted the local economy. September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 Syrian-Lebanese economist Rouba Mhaissen won Norway's Rafto Prize on 26 September 2019 for her work defending the rights of refugees and migrants. September 27 September 28 September 29 September 30

October

October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October 12 October 13 Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan was included in the BBC global list of 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017. October 14 October 15 Syria and Jordan agreed to reopen a vital border crossing between the two countries on 15 October 2018, for the first time in three years, promising to restore trade and movement between the two countries that had halted because of the war in Syria. October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 25 October 26 October 27 Syria has submitted its initial declaration and a general plan of destruction of its chemical weapons programme to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the organization said on 27 October 2013. October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31 Syria destroyed or rendered inoperable all of its declared chemical weapons production and mixing facilities, the Joint Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – United Nations Mission confirmed on 31 October 2013.

November

November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 November 7 November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 12 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 22 November 23 November 24 Syrian activist, journalist and award-winning film-maker Waad al-Kateab on 24 November 2020 was included in BBC's annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world. November 25 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 Syrian striker Omar Khrbin was named the 2017 Asian Football Confederation's Player of the Year for his impressive achievements with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the AFC Champions League and spectacular performance in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers. November 30

December

December 1 Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad was named as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas, on 1 December 2015 for protecting culture to the death. December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21 December 22 December 23 December 24 December 25 December 26 December 27 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 27 December 2018 reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, a move intended to normalise relationship between the countries. December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31

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