Updated: 11 November, 2009
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Medals
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50th Anniversary of the Syrian Armed Forces (Syria) Medal is composed of a multitiered system of three stars (a 90mm five-pointed five-ray, a 65mm silver five-pointed star and a 40mm five-pointed gilt star, with the Syrian flag connecting the rays of the smallest star). In the center is a 18mm disk with a set of wings, a fouled-anchor and crossed sabers over a wreath below. The medal is suspended from a 40mm ribbon. Click here if you can provide additional information on this medal? |
President Assad Awards Twijari a Medal for Merit President Bashar al-Assad has awarded Director General of the Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISECO) Abdulaziz al-Twijari an Order of Merit of excellent degree. “This honoring by president Bashar al-Assad reflects the important role of knowledge and culture in human development which is considered the paramount for sustainable development.” sana.org 19 Jan 06
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Culture Minister Receives UAE Independent Medal Syrian Culture Minister Dr. Riad Na’asan Agha has received the UAE Independent Medal- First Class granted by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of ending his mission as Syria's Ambassador to the Emirates and in appreciation of his exerted efforts during his mission. sana.org 7 Mar 06 |
Hungary Honors Syrian Journalist with Medal of Merit Syrian journalist Dr. Abdul Men'im Qaddoura received the Hungarian Medal of Merit for his role in issuing magazine of al-Danoub al-Azraq ( Blue Danube) as the first Arab regular print on Arab-Hungarian economic and cultural life. sana.org 5 Apr 06
King of Spain Awards golden Medal to Syria’s Red Crescent Organization King of Spain Juan Carlos on Monday awarded the Spanish Golden Medal to Head of the Syrian Red Crescent Commission Abdulrahman Attar for the humanitarian role the Commission is playing. The awarding came within an annual celebration held by the two international Red Crescent and cross organizations in the Spanish city of Burgos. sana.org 8 May 06
Oman's Ambassador awards
al-No'man medal to Syrian Culture
Minister
Omani Ambassador in Damascus Mohammed
Bin Salem al-Shanfari awarded Culture Minister Dr. Riyad Nassan Agha al-No'man
medal, granted by Sultan Qabus Bin Saed of Oman, as an expression of
appreciation over his diplomatic and cultural efforts on enhancing relations
between the two countries when he worked as
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Saba'ah
Fakhri appreciates receiving Medal of Honor Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri
expressed appreciation on receiving the Syrian excellent Order of Merit from
President Bashar al-Asad. "Honoring
me by this medal, President Bashar al-Assad is actually
honoring every Arab and Syrian artist that has participated in
preserving the Arab and |
Assad awards convicted murderer Kuntar country's highest medal Syrian President Bashar Assad has awarded former Lebanese
prisoner Samir Kuntar the country's highest medal for spending nearly three
decades in an Israeli jail. The Syrian News Agency says Kuntar received
the Syrian Order of Merit during a meeting with Assad. Kuntar was the longest-held Lebanese prisoner in Israel. He was
imprisoned in 1979 after he was convicted of one of the grisliest attacks in
Israeli history - killing a man in front of his four-year-old daughter, and then
killing the girl herself by crushing her skull.
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Order Presented Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, left, awarded by Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, with the prestigious Order of Omayyad, the highest national medal in Syria, at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Oct. 7, 2009. The Saudi monarch arrived in Damascus for a highly significant visit that is the strongest indication yet of thawing relations between the two rival nations following years of tension. King Abdullah's visit is the first by a Saudi ruler since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a close Saudi ally. news.yahoo.com 7 Oct 09 |
