Damascus, With the participation of Syria, competitions of the Japanese Olympiad in Informatics (Spring Training) for the year 2024 were launched online on Saturday and they will last for two days. The Excellence and Creativity Commission of the Syrian Science Olympiad said in a statement, that the national team for informatics represented Syria in this Olympiad, whose first round was held for five hours, from the National Center for excellence in Homs. The commission added that Syria's international participations continue in various scientific disciplines. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Katerina Sakellaropoulou of the Republic of Greece on her country's National Day. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to President Sakellaropoulou and the people of Greece. Source: Oman News Agency