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[00:00:00] About 400 schools in Raqqa
[00:00:03] need renovation and rehabilitation. While
[00:00:06] renovation work continues, attention is turning
[00:00:09] to what this step will achieve
[00:00:14] pass through as a team from on the ground in returning thousands of students to their schools and providing
[00:00:17] a safer
[00:00:20] that must be met in and more of Internal Trade, there is no stable educational
[00:00:20] or what is known as the laboratory, environment after
[00:00:23] years of displacement and damage to
[00:00:27] the education infrastructure in
[00:00:30] the governorate. Our correspondent Saba Ahmed
[00:00:33] joins us from Raqqa. Welcome, Saba. First,
[00:00:37] please tell us about
[00:00:40] the situation of schools and education in
[00:00:43] Raqqa governorate. What are the challenges facing students
[00:00:46] and teachers with the onset of
[00:00:48] winter?
[00:00:52] There are many challenges in the educational reality in
[00:00:56] Raqqa governorate, in the city. And
[00:01:00] this year saw an increase in
[00:01:03] the number of students
[00:01:05] of causing these cases, at with the opening of the Directorate of Education of
[00:01:09] Deir Ezzor are demanding stricter control over all its schools in the city, and the fact that there are some schools that
[00:01:13] to the two restaurants and found need partial renovation or even full renovation. The educational
[00:01:16] process, on the other hand, is affected by
[00:01:19] student overcrowding, which we have seen
[00:01:23] this in a way that the Directorate of Education
[00:01:26] has taken the first and second
[00:01:30] shifts so that
[00:01:32] with the increase in the number of poisoning cases in picture of what happened student overcrowding is reduced. Despite that, there are still
[00:01:35] large numbers of students in
[00:01:37] the classroom.
[00:01:40] In addition to the logistical
[00:01:44] needs for desks, and also
[00:01:47] doors and windows that hinder the educational process, whether in the city
[00:01:51] many schools in the countryside have launched
[00:01:54] initiatives to the Directorate of Education to renovate them,
[00:01:57] and we have seen a lot as well.
[00:02:00] The works after of course, the education directorate's
[00:02:03] efforts to renovate schools by the governorate and the General
[00:02:07] Secretariat after its launch of a project
[00:02:11] and a large financial block to target schools that
[00:02:14] need partial renovation and to launch
[00:02:17] this educational process well,
[00:02:21] the safety of the process and its
[00:02:24] progress, of course. The families also asked
[00:02:27] from, as we mentioned in
[00:02:34] stalls or other water samples that must be were taken from
[00:02:40] the Some families have actually who visited this
[00:02:43] taken an initiative that is also considered a community initiative from
[00:02:47] families in the western rural areas to renovate
[00:02:51] part of the schools, in addition to launching an educational
[00:02:55] platform for what is known as "Together for
[00:02:59] Raqqa" as well. A group of civil activists
[00:03:02] launched this educational
[00:03:05] platform to alleviate the burden on families and students in terms
[00:03:08] of providing education for people who cannot
[00:03:11] rebuilding the ability to live. afford our position, whether at to take courses
[00:03:15] or even continue their education,
[00:03:19] whether that person is far from home or far
[00:03:23] from school. In addition to that,
[00:03:26] there are many obstacles in terms
[00:03:30] of schools in rural areas. Some schools in rural areas do not have
[00:03:34] a fence at all, and this
[00:03:36] fellow citizens will cooperate with makes
[00:03:37] parents worry
[00:03:40] about their children going to that area and their proximity to
[00:03:42] the main road. In addition to
[00:03:45] that, some middle and high schools
[00:03:48] are far from some families in rural areas.
[00:03:51] We are talking about the biggest challenges, and 50% of
[00:03:55] rural schools need this. This
[00:03:58] is also
[00:04:01] true. Yes, thank you very much, our correspondent Saba
[00:04:04] Ahmed, you were with us from Raqqa.
[00:04:16] of Al-Ikhbariya and viewers The Health Directorate in
[00:04:19] Deir Ezzor stated that it was informed of the arrival of 60
[00:04:23] cases of food poisoning to
[00:04:26] Deir Ezzor National Hospital last Friday and directed
[00:04:30] that necessary measures be taken and samples be taken for analysis
[00:04:32] and to determine the cause of the poisoning. In
[00:04:36] tours in this context, the Deputy Head of Resident Doctors at the National Hospital
[00:04:40] in Deir Ezzor, Muhammad Suleiman, stated that most patients left
[00:04:44] taking statements from the hospital after receiving treatment, with them being provided with prescriptions
[00:04:47] and medical
[00:04:50] consumed this recommendations.
[00:04:53] Dozens of injuries in Deir Ezzor ranged from mild
[00:04:57] to moderate as a result of poisoning. A number
[00:05:01] of citizens were affected, requiring their transfer to hospitals and health
[00:05:04] centers to receive the necessary treatment, where the
[00:05:08] injured received the necessary first aid at the National Hospital
[00:05:11] and the hospital. The Health Directorate in Deir Ezzor said
[00:05:15] that it was informed of the arrival of 60 cases of food poisoning to
[00:05:19] Deir Ezzor National Hospital last Friday and directed
[00:05:22] that necessary measures be taken,
[00:05:25] epidemiological investigation went to the hospital to take samples from patients
[00:05:29] and a second team went to the site of the poisoning and took
[00:05:33] food samples, where some of them were sent to the Central
[00:05:37] Laboratory in Damascus and another part to the Public Health Laboratory in Deir
[00:05:40] Ezzor, indicating that the results will appear within
[00:05:44] the coming days. In this context, the Deputy Head of Resident Doctors
[00:05:47] at the National Hospital in Deir Ezzor, Muhammad Suleiman, stated
[00:05:51] that most patients left the hospital after receiving treatment, with
[00:05:54] them being provided with prescriptions and medical recommendations. Coordination
[00:05:58] is still ongoing with the Directorate of Supply, the Health Committee,
[00:06:01] epidemiological surveillance, and the governorate to receive any
[00:06:04] new cases. Coinciding with the widespread
[00:06:07] spread of poisoning cases, the Directorate of Internal
[00:06:11] Trade and Consumer Protection closed
[00:06:14] two restaurants on suspicion
[00:06:17] a time when the people of
[00:06:21] restaurants in the governorate and taking the necessary measures
[00:06:25] against violators.
[00:06:28] We start this file with Al-Ikhbariya's correspondent in Deir Ezzor, Ahmed
[00:06:31] Al-Atra. Good evening, Ahmed. Poisoning cases witnessed by Deir
[00:06:35] Ezzor governorate in the past days, thank God, have passed
[00:06:39] safely, and we wish everyone safety. Please give us a general
[00:06:44] in the past days in Deir
[00:06:46] Ezzor.
[00:06:51] I will start from the first day, last night,
[00:06:55] approximately 60 cases arrived at
[00:06:58] the National Hospital in Deir Ezzor. All of them were suffering from poisoning,
[00:07:01] according to the families who visited
[00:07:05] during that night. They confirmed that they ate from
[00:07:08] two restaurants, and that is what made
[00:07:12] the investigation start immediately. The Director of Health
[00:07:16] instructed the Epidemiological Surveillance Center to form
[00:07:20] two committees. One committee went to the hospital to take
[00:07:23] samples from the patients suffering from poisoning,
[00:07:26] and another team went
[00:07:29] to the two areas or the two restaurants
[00:07:32] that were mentioned during
[00:07:36] the conversation with
[00:07:39] the patients. Food samples
[00:07:42] were taken,
[00:07:46] the tanks, and samples were also taken from the patients
[00:07:52] hospital that night. The
[00:07:55] situation worsened on the first day, or on the morning of the first day. Also,
[00:07:59] the number of infections today
[00:08:03] reached approximately
[00:08:05] 277 cases. All
[00:08:09] patients who visited the hospital with poisoning were
[00:08:12] discharged from the hospital.
[00:08:15] Al-Huwaidi Hospital, as for the National Hospital, there are cases
[00:08:18] that were discharged and then returned
[00:08:22] because their symptoms had not
[00:08:25] ended. They returned to receive treatment and were
[00:08:29] placed under observation. Of course, there are small numbers, no more than
[00:08:32] the fingers of two hands, and this is evidence of
[00:08:36] a significant recovery among patients
[00:08:39] in general and those affected by poisoning. As
[00:08:42] for the clarifications that were given to me by the media office
[00:08:46] in the Health Directorate, the issue
[00:08:49] of the large number of people who visited today or the number
[00:08:53] who visited today, meaning after two days of the
[00:08:56] spread of poisoning cases, the media office
[00:08:59] confirmed to me that there were people who were telling
[00:09:03] themselves that it was a cold or that
[00:09:06] a relative was suffering from vomiting,
[00:09:09] caught a cold, in these words, that it coincided with
[00:09:14] yes,
[00:09:17] yes, and after the spread, yes, after the spread, after the spread of
[00:09:20] the poisoning news, they visited the hospital to find that they were suffering from
[00:09:24] poisoning cases. Of course, there were also people who said that
[00:09:28] 277 meals were sold, according to what
[00:09:31] I saw in the National Hospital. There were
[00:09:35] entire families who came, meaning there were nine people, seven people. So
[00:09:39] it was not one person who took the meal, and if
[00:09:42] we divide this number by families, the number will be 40 to 50
[00:09:46] meals, and this number means we can
[00:09:50] say that it is ideal or sold in the city of Deir
[00:09:53] Ezzor. Now, the
[00:09:56] situation is over, but in case people visit
[00:10:00] the hospital with the same poisoning cases,
[00:10:04] the people generally say that they need
[00:10:06] to identify the causes that lead to
[00:10:10] these cases. Uh-huh, thank you. Thank you very much, Ahmed Al-Atra,
[00:10:14] Al-Ikhbariya correspondent, for all these details, and we wish
[00:10:17] again, safety for our people in Deir Ezzor. Thank
[00:10:20] you very much, you were with us from Deir Ezzor.
[00:10:23] And I welcome Professor Bassam Al-Hazza, Head
[00:10:26] of the Consumer Protection Department in Deir Ezzor. Welcome, Professor
[00:10:30] Bassam. Perhaps the question that comes to many people's minds
[00:10:34] is how can such
[00:10:37] spoiled food
[00:10:39] restaurants
[00:10:42] without being
[00:10:55] Deir Ezzor governorate, we were
[00:10:59] informed through social media, through
[00:11:02] the Public Relations Group in the governorate, about
[00:11:05] the presence of poisoning cases and the admission of a number
[00:11:09] of citizens to Al-Huwaidi Hospital
[00:11:12] and the National Hospital as a result of consuming food
[00:11:16] that led to poisoning cases. Immediately, a consumer
[00:11:19] protection patrol from the Food Safety Department
[00:11:23] was dispatched to the hospital.
[00:11:25] They met with the citizens and upon questioning
[00:11:28] them about the cause of the poisoning,
[00:11:32] they stated that they bought food from
[00:11:34] two restaurants. We went
[00:11:38] in the first restaurant spoiled chicken
[00:11:41] meat, and in the second restaurant, we also found
[00:11:44] poisoning cases. We issued supply violations
[00:11:48] against both restaurants and closed them with red wax
[00:11:51] as a precautionary measure. Um, well. So
[00:11:57] the governorate, how do you assess the state of oversight on restaurants
[00:12:01] and food service establishments?
[00:12:04] Regarding the work of the Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer
[00:12:07] Protection, it operates under the directives of the Minister
[00:12:11] of Industry and Internal Trade and the Governor of Deir Ezzor,
[00:12:15] so that we send daily patrols
[00:12:18] to all commercial establishments in the governorate,
[00:12:21] including restaurants. We either
[00:12:24] visit restaurants individually or through a joint
[00:12:27] committee formed by a decision of the Governor of Deir
[00:12:31] Ezzor, which includes a representative from the governorate, a representative from
[00:12:34] the Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, and a representative
[00:12:38] from the Ministry of Tourism, the Directorate of Tourism in Deir Ezzor.
[00:12:42] We either work individually or through these committees. We monitor
[00:12:45] regularly the work of restaurants
[00:12:48] and all other establishments. Madam, regarding
[00:12:52] the health
[00:12:55] requirements
[00:12:57] present in restaurants, we start
[00:13:01] from the cleanliness of the place to the cleanliness of the kitchen to the cleanliness of the
[00:13:04] tools used
[00:13:07] in serving food, in addition to the commitment of
[00:13:11] workers to healthy attire, including head coverings,
[00:13:14] aprons, and gloves. Any restaurant that violates these
[00:13:18] instructions will be issued a violation report,
[00:13:21] and as violations recur,
[00:13:24] the penalty gradually increases, whether in terms
[00:13:27] of fines or closure with red wax. What were the violations you observed
[00:13:31] in these two restaurants that led to
[00:13:33] their closure? In these two restaurants,
[00:13:37] we found spoiled chicken meat in the first
[00:13:41] restaurant and non-compliance with health conditions,
[00:13:44] resulting in poisoning cases,
[00:13:47] as I told you.
[00:13:50] They were admitted to the National Hospital and Al-
[00:13:53] Huwaidi Hospital. Of course,
[00:13:56] we followed up on the matter, and there is an
[00:13:59] ongoing investigation. It is worth noting that not all poisoning
[00:14:03] cases that occurred in Deir Ezzor governorate were
[00:14:06] a result of
[00:14:07] food.
[00:14:13] Some people who were admitted to the hospital came from outside
[00:14:16] the governorate, from rural areas, and did not buy from the two mentioned restaurants, but
[00:14:20] consumed homemade food, home-cooked meals.
[00:14:24] Based on these facts,
[00:14:27] the Health Directorate and the
[00:14:29] Epidemiological Investigation Committee
[00:14:33] took water samples and sent them to the Central
[00:14:36] Laboratory in Damascus, and also to the Health Directorate Laboratory
[00:14:39] to determine the real and direct cause of the poisoning
[00:14:42] cases. And God willing, within the next few
[00:14:46] days, the analysis results will appear and we will determine
[00:14:49] the cause of the poisoning cases so that we do not wrong
[00:14:53] anyone. Uh-huh, well, Professor
[00:14:55] Bassam, you mentioned that the Consumer Protection
[00:14:59] Department conducts daily
[00:15:01] the markets.
[00:15:04] And you said, on the other hand, that the reason, after
[00:15:07] going to the two restaurants
[00:15:09] suspected of causing the poisoning
[00:15:13] cases, you found spoiled chicken meat. The street in
[00:15:17] Deir Ezzor asks, where were these
[00:15:20] proactive oversight tours by your department
[00:15:23] before the incident?
[00:15:29] Sir, the oversight tours have not stopped and will not stop.
[00:15:32] We have issued dozens of violation reports against
[00:15:36] restaurants in Deir Ezzor governorate. When the patrol enters
[00:15:40] any restaurant and finds any violation, it immediately
[00:15:43] issues the necessary supply violation report
[00:15:47] according to the violation found in the restaurant. We also closed
[00:15:50] dozens of restaurants and other establishments for not complying
[00:15:54] with the health requirements
[00:15:57] commercial establishments, whether they are restaurants or
[00:16:00] others. Uh-huh, you know, as you know, Professor Bassam,
[00:16:04] food poisoning that occurs,
[00:16:08] especially in restaurants that serve
[00:16:11] mostly fast food,
[00:16:14] causes great concern in society.
[00:16:18] Today in Deir Ezzor, how can you
[00:16:21] or how do you work to restore trust between
[00:16:24] these establishments and tell our people in Deir Ezzor that the incident
[00:16:28] was an isolated incident and that
[00:16:31] as you mentioned, both establishments were closed
[00:16:35] with red wax as a precautionary measure until
[00:16:38] the results are known?
[00:16:41] My dear sir, as I told you, we are doing
[00:16:45] our part, God willing, and we hope that our
[00:16:49] fellow citizens, when any situation occurs to any
[00:16:52] fellow citizen, whether they suspect the validity
[00:16:56] of the purchased item, whether it was from fast
[00:17:00] food restaurants or from popular restaurants,
[00:17:02] to inform
[00:17:04] us. In Deir Ezzor, we have, for more than a month and a half, been placing
[00:17:08] QR code stickers as a directive to implement
[00:17:12] the directives of the Minister of Industry and Trade,
[00:17:15] and we have affixed QR codes
[00:17:19] to every restaurant so that the citizen,
[00:17:21] simply by entering through scanning the link
[00:17:25] via mobile and submitting a complaint to us,
[00:17:28] we will go directly
[00:17:31] to the mentioned place and investigate the complaint, and if
[00:17:34] there is a violation, we will take immediate action.
[00:17:38] In addition to the Directorate of Internal Trade and Consumer
[00:17:41] Protection, there is a website for the Directorate to receive
[00:17:44] complaints, whether through the Directorate's website
[00:17:48] or through the QR program, or
[00:17:50] by coming to the Directorate and submitting a complaint. We
[00:17:54] immediately dispatch a consumer
[00:17:57] protection patrol to
[00:18:00] the violating establishment and take legal
[00:18:03] action against it. Yes, there are also,
[00:18:06] sir, food items spread in the streets, such as
[00:18:12] street vendors. Is there supervision of these food
[00:18:15] items, meaning also oversight
[00:18:19] of their safety, especially since many
[00:18:23] of them are imported?
[00:18:27] Yes, we continuously
[00:18:29] monitor stalls and all
[00:18:32] existing establishments. We check the expiration
[00:18:36] date. If there are expired
[00:18:39] or non-compliant items, we immediately destroy them
[00:18:43] in front of the owner of the establishment
[00:18:46] and issue the necessary violation report and take legal action
[00:18:50] against him. What are the difficulties you face in monitoring
[00:18:53] restaurants and food establishments,
[00:18:55] especially
[00:18:58] in verifying their expiration dates? Some people also falsify
[00:19:02] these food items. What are the difficulties you face in
[00:19:05] your work?
[00:19:08] Madam, we hope that our
[00:19:13] the Directorate and report any
[00:19:16] injustice or exploitation incident. Our
[00:19:20] fellow citizens, of course, we have seized many cases of
[00:19:23] erasing the expiration date or the presence
[00:19:27] of two expiration dates on the displayed items. We immediately
[00:19:31] confiscated and destroyed them in front
[00:19:34] of the establishment owner.
[00:19:36] Professor Bassam, since the two restaurants
[00:19:39] that were sealed
[00:19:42] as a precautionary measure are still
[00:19:45] closed, are there any measures taken by
[00:19:48] you to prevent the operation of these two
[00:19:52] restaurants currently, until at least the results
[00:19:55] appear?
[00:20:00] Of course, my dear sir, when we
[00:20:03] sealed the two restaurants as a precautionary measure, the first
[00:20:06] restaurant had a clear violation and possession
[00:20:09] of spoiled chicken unfit for human consumption. We
[00:20:13] sealed the restaurant and immediately informed
[00:20:17] the ministry. The same applies
[00:20:19] as a result of
[00:20:21] the citizens in the hospitals
[00:20:24] that they
[00:20:28] food from the mentioned second restaurant,
[00:20:31] so as a precautionary measure, we took this
[00:20:34] action to seal it. Uh-huh, well,
[00:20:38] today, are the laboratories in Deir Ezzor capable of
[00:20:41] accommodating and perhaps analyzing the materials that
[00:20:45] are confiscated or even suspected
[00:20:48] by you, meaning as the Consumer Protection
[00:20:51] Department, to analyze them
[00:20:54] and determine their quality
[00:20:57] of use?
[00:21:02] My dear sir, in the Directorate
[00:21:06] laboratory in the technical department,
[00:21:10] there are only two devices for analyzing flour
[00:21:13] and analyzing bread. We
[00:21:16] have been promised by the Ministry
[00:21:20] of Internal Trade that if we move to
[00:21:23] our new building, they will supply
[00:21:25] us with a number
[00:21:27] of laboratory devices. We send the sample that
[00:21:30] we take to the Central Laboratory
[00:21:34] in Damascus for analysis.
[00:21:36] Thank you very much for being with us, Professor Bassam
[00:21:40] Al-Hazza, Head of the Consumer Protection Department in Deir
[00:21:43] Ezzor. You were with us live from Deir
[00:22:19] Thank you.
[00:22:50] We truly welcome the President and the accompanying delegation. This
[00:22:54] confirms the strength and solidity of the relationship between
[00:22:58] Iraq and Syria, and we hope this will be a good
[00:23:01] start for future and strategic projects, God
[00:23:04] willing.
[00:23:10] The two countries are linked by very strong historical relations. There are also economic
[00:23:14] ties.
[00:23:23] We are very happy, by God, with this
[00:23:25] warm reception, and we see your hearts
[00:23:29] welcomed us before your eyes. Geography says
[00:23:33] the neighbor is the closest home, but wisdom
[00:23:36] says the closest blood, and God willing, the blood
[00:23:39] of Iraq and the blood of Syria is one blood, and perhaps our blood
[00:23:42] is both, and more because we are
[00:23:46] we and you, God willing, are one people
[00:23:49] living in two countries, and we want to revive our history,
[00:23:53] we want to restore economic cooperation, political
[00:23:56] cooperation, unite
[00:23:59] the Arab level or the Islamic world.
[00:24:02] Your security is our security,
[00:24:05] and vice versa. And God willing,
[00:24:08] we will soon await your
[00:24:12] arrival to honor us in your second country,
[00:24:15] and you will be the hosts, and we will be the guests.
[00:24:16] May God protect you.
[00:24:23] It is very important that we take advantage of your presence today
[00:24:26] in your second country, Damascus, so that
[00:24:29] we can start a roadmap that will be long and sustainable, God willing.
[00:25:10] I swear by Almighty God, I swear by Almighty God that I will be
[00:25:14] loyal and faithful, and you will be loyal and faithful
[00:25:17] to the Syrian Arab Republic.
[00:26:50] A people whose nationality and mentality
[00:26:54] have changed, a free people who will not accept
[00:26:57] any brutal Israeli
[00:27:00] aggression.
[00:27:13] Syria is free and will remain
[00:27:15] free.
[00:27:20] Syria is one and united, and the Syrian people, with all their
[00:27:24] spectra,
[00:27:24] are one.
[00:28:11] For years, camps were a humanitarian
[00:28:15] necessity that saved the lives of Syrians, but they were always a
[00:28:19] temporary solution and could not become
[00:28:22] a permanent future for entire
[00:28:24] generations.
[00:28:28] Our experience says that sustainable return requires
[00:28:32] four interconnected elements.
[00:28:35] First,
[00:28:38] safety. There can be no safe return before removing mines
[00:28:41] and unexploded ordnance and war
[00:28:44] remnants. Second, rehabilitation
[00:28:47] of affected areas. Removing rubble, opening roads,
[00:28:51] and reactivating infrastructure are essential conditions for people
[00:28:54] to return. Third, basic
[00:28:57] services. Schools, health centers,
[00:29:00] water, electricity, and bakeries. And roads are what make
[00:29:04] a community viable again. And fourth, livelihoods.
[00:29:08] We are not just talking about rebuilding
[00:29:11] buildings, but about
[00:30:06] Good morning, Syrian News viewers, a morning where
[00:30:10] wishes unfold and the details of beautiful life appear. Good morning to
[00:30:14] you, Mirna. Good morning to all viewers, viewers
[00:30:19] of this morning. A new morning and a new
[00:30:23] episode. We hope that this day brings
[00:30:27] all goodness and joy, and as usual, we will move together to
[00:30:30] the most prominent topics of our episode this
[00:30:33] morning. Syrian women, the journey of Syrian women from the revolutionary movement to
[00:30:37] international participation in peace and recovery paths and decision-making.
[00:30:40] Decision-making.
[00:30:45] Preventive measures. How do we protect ourselves from
[00:30:48] the dangers of floods, and what is the correct behavior when water
[00:30:51] surrounds roads
[00:30:53] and homes?
[00:30:56] University competitions. 22 teams from Syrian universities and schools.