SYRIANNEWS — broadcast 20261102 030000 UTC 461 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:08] Good evening, Syrian News viewers, and welcome to a new episode [00:00:12] with diverse topics from your program, Astoria. [00:00:15] Here are the main [00:00:17] behind this headlines for this [00:00:19] hack? This episode: In the first story of Astoria, widespread [00:00:22] interaction with the opening of the Sulaymaniyah Tekke Mosque after [00:00:27] scenes in this 15 years of its closure. [00:00:30] Welcome to the launch of the Olive Festival in Idlib for the first [00:00:33] time after liberation. [00:00:36] Commendation for thwarting a fraud operation in [00:00:39] an olive press in Tartous. [00:00:47] regime, and to restore this [00:00:53] There are places in Damascus [00:00:56] were not limited to whose visits were not linked to a single purpose, but [00:01:00] were a destination in themselves, a place [00:01:03] where you could spend hours moving through [00:01:07] its corridors, learning about crafts passed down through [00:01:10] generations, and choosing a gift from its [00:01:13] market that carries something of the city's soul, [00:01:18] faced a group of young men becoming over time, or with the passage of time, a part of [00:01:21] its memory. Yesterday, a part of [00:01:25] one of these places was reopened, which is [00:01:28] the mosque... the Sulaymaniyah. Let's watch together [00:01:32] footage of the opening and the call to prayer in the place [00:01:35] for the first time in [00:01:37] our position, whether at 15 years. [00:01:40] to bring profit to Oh. [00:01:44] Your light and may [00:01:47] God reward you. [00:01:52] And what you hid of meaning that dressed hearts before [00:01:56] in the operating mechanism names. God. [00:02:02] My companion [00:02:03] in it. [00:02:09] which consists of tampering with Forever. [00:02:12] was a source of livelihood for many [00:02:15] This is the second largest mosque in Damascus, [00:02:18] and it is part of the Sulaymaniyah Tekke, which was named after [00:02:23] for more than a decade the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who [00:02:26] ordered its construction in Damascus in [00:02:30] 1554, [00:02:36] corruption, then this Let's listen. to bear his name and to become This festival emphasizes with the passage of time one of the most prominent landmarks of the capital [00:02:39] and a destination that combined worship, [00:02:43] and chivalry do [00:02:43] the two stages considered a type knowledge, and hospitality. The Sulaymaniyah Tekke is not confined [00:02:46] to the mosque alone, but also includes [00:02:49] of a number of a market, guest rooms, and a number of annexes [00:02:53] that are still closed. The defunct regime had [00:02:56] closed them 15 years ago, [00:02:59] coinciding with the closure of the mosque under the pretext [00:03:02] of renovation, while the tekke has been completely closed [00:03:05] for three years, but it will see [00:03:09] year we plan to double the light soon, as the Minister of Endowments said. [00:03:12] This mosque is not just a mosque, but it is a mosque and a tekke, [00:03:16] and it was a place where all [00:03:21] on the ground or in pilgrims who came from Turkey and from the lands [00:03:24] of the East would take refuge. So they used to call Damascus the Gate of the East. Pilgrims [00:03:27] would come here to stock up on supplies, food, drinks, [00:03:31] and other provisions to complete their journey to the [00:03:34] Holy House of God. Today, Allah Almighty has honored us to open the mosque [00:03:38] of the Sulaymaniyah Tekke. Some matters remain [00:03:41] related to the establishment [00:03:43] of [00:03:45] the existing rooms and halls in the Tekke [00:03:48] to return to [00:03:50] participating in reflect the previous state it was in during its [00:03:53] former era. We will put a lot of things. There will be [00:03:56] a museum for all the many possessions [00:03:59] that were [00:04:01] by the Assad regime against handled by the Tekke regarding pilgrims and also regarding education. [00:04:04] ايضا [00:04:06] The opening of the Sulaymaniyah [00:04:09] people of. This is the farmer's hard work Tekke Mosque was the most prominent event on social [00:04:12] media yesterday. So what were [00:04:15] the comments like? We start with Rasha's comment, who wrote [00:04:18] on Facebook: May God bless their hands, [00:04:22] a job to be proud of. Hopefully the whole Tekke will open [00:04:26] and our men will return to work in their shops, [00:04:29] the owners of manual [00:04:31] victory for Barcelona over Alaves. crafts and artisans. Noura commented [00:04:33] and said: How much I wished to visit it [00:04:37] for years, mashallah, it's beautiful, it makes me want to go to Sham. [00:04:41] Praise be to God and all thanks to the efforts made by [00:04:44] everyone. May God bless everyone who contributed to this [00:04:48] beautiful revival of this [00:04:50] Championship for ladies, which was held in mosque. Abu Omran wrote and commented: [00:04:53] A thousand praises to God, these places are returning to what they were [00:04:57] and better. I wish the Tekke would return to what it was and its endowments [00:05:01] would return to it, and goodness and distribution would return there. By God, [00:05:05] the ancient mosques are the jewel of Sham, mashallah. [00:05:08] The scenes at night were beautiful. [00:05:11] And Osama wrote and commented: Here [00:05:15] you find the difference between those who came from all over the world [00:05:18] to destroy it and those who work to revive it. May God reward [00:05:22] you well for this masterful work. [00:05:25] We conclude with what Sanaa Seif [00:05:28] El-Din Kokash wrote on Facebook: [00:05:32] I visited this mosque before my trip in [00:05:35] 2018. And there were shameful [00:05:39] place, which is considered one of the most [00:05:43] important, finest, and most beautiful things built by the Ottomans in [00:05:46] Damascus. It was dirty, black, broken, [00:05:49] and in a small market for traditional [00:05:52] handicrafts. May God bless everyone who contributed and revived [00:05:56] our endowments that were violated [00:05:59] and stolen. [00:06:06] The Minister of Endowments, Muhammad Abu Al-Khair Shukri, affirmed that reactivating [00:06:10] mosques, maintaining [00:06:12] their scientific and advocacy message, and preparing those in charge [00:06:16] of them is an essential part of the ministry's mission. [00:06:31] How many olive trees do you expect, dear viewer, to have been uprooted [00:06:35] and destroyed by the defunct regime during the years of the [00:06:38] Syrian revolution in Idlib governorate [00:06:41] alone, which is already known by the nickname "the Green"? [00:06:45] The number was [00:06:48] shocking to many, as statistics indicated the destruction [00:06:51] of more than 1,300,000 [00:06:55] olive trees. So why did the [00:06:58] regime adopt the policy of cutting olive trees in [00:07:01] Idlib? The reasons varied, and the criminal [00:07:04] is one. Some trees were uprooted to be used as firewood [00:07:08] to heat its elements, and some were cut [00:07:12] to expose military lines during battles, and some were [00:07:16] cut out of a desire for revenge against the people [00:07:19] of Idlib, for whom the olive crop [00:07:24] families for many long years, [00:07:28] to the extent that Idlib had [00:07:31] a special festival for olives. And today, [00:07:34] the festival was launched for the first time after liberation, [00:07:37] in partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture [00:07:41] and farmers. So what is the goal of holding it? [00:07:46] the partnership between the Ministry [00:07:49] of Agriculture and farmers, [00:07:51] especially [00:07:54] small farmers and even rural women and rural [00:07:57] youth. So we work, through reforming agricultural policies, [00:08:00] to compensate affected farmers, [00:08:03] as you know, nearly one and a half million [00:08:06] olive trees were uprooted before liberation. [00:08:10] The Ministry of Agriculture has been working on this. The first of these challenges [00:08:14] is to compensate farmers by providing them with seedlings. Last year, nearly [00:08:17] 250,000 seedlings, and this [00:08:21] the number. [00:08:23] So [00:08:28] actual steps have begun to compensate affected [00:08:31] farmers, as it is expected that this year will see the distribution [00:08:35] of olive saplings twice the quantities distributed last [00:08:39] year. The festival also saw the participation of 52 [00:08:42] entities. So who are the participants? [00:08:45] Let's watch. [00:08:49] Currently, we are at the first olive festival in [00:08:51] Idlib. The number of participants is 52 [00:08:55] companies, 17 companies within [00:08:57] rural development operations, and there are [00:09:00] 35 companies [00:09:03] olives and their primary and secondary products. The importance [00:09:06] of the festival, frankly, is that it is a general festival at the level of [00:09:10] Syria. We had companies, official institutions from [00:09:14] the directorate from other governorates, from five [00:09:16] Syrian governorates, and there are local participants [00:09:20] and companies working in the field of olives and [00:09:23] olive primary and secondary products. [00:09:27] So how did you comment and interact on [00:09:30] the scenes of the Idlib Olive Festival activities? [00:09:34] We start with Hasna's comment, who wrote on [00:09:36] Facebook: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, we are back to the days [00:09:40] of old. There's nothing better than the bitterness of olives in green [00:09:43] Idlib. And we are back to seeing these beautiful atmospheres [00:09:46] in Idlib. Alia commented [00:09:49] and wrote: Idlib and olives [00:09:52] is a story that never ends, for many years, and its people [00:09:55] are known to care for their trees [00:09:59] and live off their bounty. And God willing, its lands will return [00:10:02] more beautiful than before and greenery will return. Maya [00:10:06] commented and said: [00:10:08] It is necessary for us to help each other to plant olive trees [00:10:13] again. What a pity, by God, the sight of the cut trees [00:10:16] is saddening. May God have mercy on the efforts of years and compensate every [00:10:20] farmer who lost an olive tree. And God willing, [00:10:24] we will see all of Idlib green, olives, [00:10:26] and prosperity. We conclude with what Amina wrote on [00:10:30] Facebook: Oh my, these beautiful [00:10:34] festivals. May God protect the country and preserve security [00:10:37] and safety. And hopefully the olive lands that were destroyed [00:10:41] by the defunct regime and its elements will return anew [00:10:44] with the efforts of the state and farmers, and we will see [00:10:47] greenery and trees in Idlib anew. [00:10:51] وجديد. [00:10:56] The Idlib Agriculture Directorate, in cooperation with the Ministry [00:10:59] of Agriculture, is working to compensate farmers with olive saplings [00:11:03] to replant the lands that lost their productive [00:11:06] trees due to fires [00:11:08] and cutting by the defunct [00:11:12] crop that constitutes a basic source of livelihood [00:11:15] and provisions for many [00:11:17] families. [00:11:30] Does the quantity of olive oil [00:11:33] extracted differ between traditional methods and modern [00:11:36] presses? Yes, dear viewers, it differs, as [00:11:40] the quantity of oil extracted [00:11:43] using modern machines increases by a percentage [00:11:46] ranging between 60 and [00:11:48] 70% compared to traditional methods. This [00:11:52] is due to modern pressing and separation techniques that have [00:11:55] contributed to reducing waste and increasing extraction [00:11:58] efficiency. But what if the [00:12:02] tool that is supposed [00:12:05] the farmer is itself the cause [00:12:08] of his loss? Yesterday, the Consumer Protection Directorate [00:12:11] in Tartous Governorate stopped operations in one of the [00:12:15] presses after a supervisory tour during which [00:12:18] violations were found [00:12:21] by the workers in it. So what is the nature of these [00:12:24] violations? Let's listen. A technical violation [00:12:27] was found during the inspection [00:12:30] tour in one of the presses, [00:12:34] the basic operating and production paths inside one of these [00:12:37] presses. Through a detailed technical inspection of the production lines, [00:12:41] a deliberate modification and tampering by those in charge of this [00:12:45] press was noticed, as they proceeded to disconnect the line connecting [00:12:47] the decanter and the separator towards towards [00:12:51] the collection tank. [00:12:54] So we are facing a case of fraud [00:12:58] that involved separating the decanter from [00:13:00] the separator. But what do these terms mean, [00:13:04] and why is tampering with the workflow between [00:13:08] of fraud? The tampering in this case [00:13:12] affected the oil separation and extraction process, [00:13:14] as the decanter separates the mixture [00:13:18] of oil or pressed olives into different [00:13:22] components, most notably oil, water, and solid [00:13:25] materials. While the separator comes [00:13:28] in a later stage to separate [00:13:31] the oil from water and remaining impurities [00:13:35] and obtain purer oil. [00:13:38] Thus, tampering with the separation path affects the quantity [00:13:42] of extracted oil that reaches the farmer, [00:13:45] who may think that everything that reaches his tank [00:13:49] represents his full production, while [00:13:52] a part of the quantity does not reach him. So what measures were [00:13:56] taken after detecting this violation? [00:13:59] Let's listen. The necessary supply control report was prepared [00:14:03] against the violator, and samples of the pomace and olive mill wastewater [00:14:06] were taken and sent to the laboratory for analysis and to ensure their conformity to [00:14:10] technical specifications. [00:14:12] This story received widespread and significant interaction [00:14:16] on social media platforms. So how did you comment on it? [00:14:19] We start with Abu Ali's comment on [00:14:22] Facebook: May God grant you strength. [00:14:26] Every cheater must be held accountable and his [00:14:28] punishment must be proportionate to everything he cheated [00:14:34] from year to year, waiting for the season to live [00:14:37] and feed his family. Adham wrote [00:14:41] and said: This is not a supply violation; [00:14:44] this is aggravated theft. The owner of the press, the machine [00:14:47] technician, and whoever designed the conversion must be registered. [00:14:51] Shame on them for taking people's rights in this way. [00:14:55] Ghanem wrote and commented: [00:14:58] It's unbelievable that a farmer works hard all season and spends from [00:15:02] his pocket, and in the end, someone comes and steals from his produce [00:15:05] in this way. The press is a trust, and people's rights must [00:15:09] be preserved, and whoever cheats must [00:15:12] be held accountable. Jamal commented [00:15:15] and said: I just want to understand [00:15:18] how you feed yourself and your children from the sweat of the farmer who [00:15:22] waits for his full season, a year, [00:15:25] and perhaps owns nothing else? And God has blessed [00:15:28] you with a press and customers who come to you, [00:15:32] and perhaps you work more than him and earn [00:15:35] double. We conclude with what Ibrahim wrote on [00:15:39] Facebook: By God, it is greed [00:15:42] and covetousness. The season was good and people worked hard all [00:15:46] year to earn their living. It's unbelievable that someone exploits [00:15:49] the farmers' efforts and takes their rights in this way. [00:15:53] Where is the conscience? Thank you for your efforts on these [00:15:56] necessary tours. [00:16:02] The Assistant Director of Internal Trade in Tartous, Ismail [00:16:06] Zaim, confirmed the continuation of supervisory [00:16:10] tours on the governorate's presses to guarantee [00:16:12] farmers' rights and monitor the extent of presses' compliance with the specified regulations. [00:16:29] Sometimes chivalry, valor, [00:16:32] and courage cost money, time, [00:16:36] and comfort, but they cost life. Abu [00:16:40] Al-Tayyib Al-Mutanabbi said in that: Generosity impoverishes [00:16:44] and daring kills. This [00:16:47] is what happened to the young man Nour [00:16:50] Lababidi in Aleppo. What is the story? Nour [00:16:55] in Aleppo who were harassing a woman, so he intervened [00:16:59] to defend her. He could have ignored [00:17:02] the situation and moved on, but he chose to defend [00:17:05] her, so the criminals stabbed him and killed [00:17:09] him. The pursuit of the perpetrators did not last [00:17:13] long. Internal security units immediately pursued them, [00:17:16] and in less than 20 hours, [00:17:19] both were arrested and referred to the competent [00:17:22] judiciary to receive their just punishment. So the [00:17:25] crime did not go unpunished. Nour returned [00:17:29] to Syria only four months ago, a return [00:17:32] that was supposed to be a new beginning, [00:17:35] according to his brother. He studied in Saudi Arabia, then moved [00:17:39] to Turkey for study, and after he finished [00:17:42] his studies, he returned to Syria for his [00:17:46] life to end there. Nour's story sparked a great [00:17:49] and wide interaction on social media platforms. [00:17:53] Let's review some of your comments. We start with Mohammed [00:17:56] Ashtara's comment, who wrote on Facebook: [00:18:00] He did not stand by and did not say "it's [00:18:03] none of my business." Instead, the zeal of free men moved him, so he defended his life [00:18:08] as the price for his chivalry. If salt can mend [00:18:13] hero is the purity of the earth and the cleanliness [00:18:17] of society, which proves that goodness [00:18:20] not die. Mohab Rashid commented [00:18:23] and wrote: How close that death is to [00:18:27] all of us. A young man sitting peacefully, complaining of nothing, [00:18:31] and perhaps laughing, and in [00:18:34] less than a minute, he passed away to the mercy [00:18:37] of Allah. May Allah protect us and you from death [00:18:41] by heedlessness. Samir wrote or Samar wrote [00:18:45] and commented: People's rights and lives [00:18:48] are not cheap, and what happened in Aleppo, a heinous [00:18:51] crime, bleeds our hearts all. We demand [00:18:55] the competent judicial and official authorities to impose the harshest [00:18:58] deterrent penalties on the criminals [00:19:01] and killer to be a lesson for anyone who dares [00:19:05] to tamper with the lives of innocent people. As for [00:19:08] Anwar, he commented and wrote: After [00:19:12] we saw the video, we must know that our actions are accounted [00:19:15] for. The lady who appeared in the video, if she had acted [00:19:18] wisely, perhaps she could have prevented [00:19:21] the incident. They said bad things to you, complain about them to the [00:19:25] police station. We conclude with Hamza Sawas's comment, who [00:19:29] wrote on Facebook: How can [00:19:32] a person reach this level of criminality [00:19:35] and coldness and kill a young man so simply, [00:19:38] as if he is ending the life of a worthless [00:19:41] creature? Nour is not just a name [00:19:44] in the news. Nour is a human being who had a life [00:19:48] and a future and a family waiting for him to return. [00:19:51] In one moment, everything ended because of a situation that [00:19:54] could have happened to any one [00:19:56] of us. [00:20:00] The Ministry of Interior continues to strengthen the community [00:20:03] security system by intensifying follow-up and prosecution [00:20:07] operations against perpetrators of crimes, especially murder, [00:20:11] kidnapping, and extortion, to ensure the protection of citizens [00:20:14] and establish a safe and stable environment. [00:20:29] In 2013, [00:20:32] a tweet was published on the Associated [00:20:35] Press (AP) [00:20:37] American agency's Twitter account (formerly X). What [00:20:41] did it say? This tweet said that two explosions occurred at the White [00:20:45] House and that the then-American president, [00:20:48] Barack Obama, [00:20:51] was injured. The tweet was false, but the markets [00:20:54] treated it as real news, so the [00:20:58] Dow Jones Industrial Average fell [00:21:01] and its shares lost $136 [00:21:05] billion. So who was [00:21:09] person, dear viewers, is Ahmed Omar Agha, [00:21:13] known in cyberspace as [00:21:15] "The Pro." He was part of a group known as [00:21:19] "The Syrian Electronic Army," which worked [00:21:22] for the defunct regime. An American court [00:21:25] convicted him of participating in hacking approximately [00:21:29] 47 entities between [00:21:32] 2011 and 2014, [00:21:35] including media organizations, companies, [00:21:38] non-governmental organizations, and American [00:21:41] and Western government entities as well. His operations [00:21:46] markets; he also hacked a company [00:21:50] that hosted the recruitment website of the U.S. Marine [00:21:53] Corps, and he redirected [00:21:56] website visitors to an image calling on soldiers to refuse [00:22:00] orders and fight alongside the defunct regime's [00:22:04] army. Approximately 3,500 potential [00:22:08] visitors saw this image. He also [00:22:11] tried twice to take control of the White House's [00:22:15] social media pages, and this was done by [00:22:18] stealing email data of its [00:22:21] employees. He succeeded once in entering one of their [00:22:25] emails, but he failed to trick the other [00:22:29] employees into accessing the pages. According to [00:22:32] the U.S. Department of Justice, Agha was [00:22:35] not working alone. These operations were organized [00:22:39] and led by those close to the head of the defunct [00:22:42] regime, including the former head of the General [00:22:45] Intelligence Directorate. Their goal was to spread [00:22:49] the defunct regime's propaganda, collect information for its benefit, [00:22:51] intimidate its opponents, and punish [00:22:55] media outlets that reported its violations. [00:22:58] That's why Agha is described as [00:23:01] the defunct regime's hacker. A few days ago, [00:23:04] a federal court in Virginia sentenced [00:23:08] Agha to 42 months in prison after being a fugitive [00:23:13] since his indictment in 2014. [00:23:16] This incident sparked [00:23:20] a great and wide interaction on social [00:23:23] media a few days ago. So what were [00:23:25] the comments like? We start with Ghaith's comment, who wrote on [00:23:29] X: They should also be investigated for their responsibility [00:23:32] for widespread hacking attempts, which [00:23:36] undoubtedly led to the arrest and killing [00:23:39] activists. Hussam Al-Khoja commented [00:23:42] and wrote: I think their hacking [00:23:46] method was through the CDs in the mission. [00:23:50] They spied on most of the people or something. An internet cafe [00:23:53] with a flash drive or monitoring communications. God knows [00:23:57] how many young people were caught because of them. Mohammed [00:24:01] Al-Hasan wrote and commented: The crimes [00:24:03] committed in the service of the criminal, overthrown Assad [00:24:07] regime, whether [00:24:11] cyberspace, will not fade from our memory [00:24:14] just because years pass. [00:24:17] Ibrahim Abdullah commented and wrote: [00:24:20] Strange, a person with this mentality and this [00:24:23] intelligence, instead of benefiting from his talents and abilities, [00:24:27] decided to spend his life promoting the fugitive [00:24:30] who left and abandoned them all behind. This is a true [00:24:34] example of a lack of insight. We conclude with [00:24:38] Mohammed Alaa Ghanem's comment, who wrote on [00:24:41] X: This case should remind [00:24:45] researchers and historians of that [00:24:47] era that the war waged [00:24:51] Syrians was not solely with weapons, but extended [00:24:55] to cyberspace, where his regime used hacking, [00:24:59] misinformation, and intimidation as other tools in confronting [00:25:02] the Syrian revolution. [00:25:03] And with this [00:25:11] story, dear viewers, we have come to the end of [00:25:14] Astoria's stories for today. Our appointment with you is renewed tomorrow, [00:25:18] God willing, at 6 PM on [00:25:20] the Syrian News channel. Thank you for your time and good follow-up. [00:25:23] Stay well. Goodbye. [00:26:32] the President and the accompanying delegation. This confirms [00:26:35] the strength and solidity of the relationship between Iraq [00:26:39] and Syria. We hope this will be a good start [00:26:42] for future and strategic projects, God willing. [00:26:45] The two countries are bound by [00:26:50] very strong historical ties. There are also economic ties. [00:26:54] This is a weapon. [00:27:01] We are very happy, by God, with this [00:27:04] warm reception. We see that your hearts [00:27:08] welcomed us before your eyes. Geography says [00:27:12] that the neighbor is the one whose house is closer, [00:27:15] but wisdom says that the one whose blood is closer. [00:27:19] And God willing, the blood of Iraq and the blood of Syria is one blood, [00:27:22] and perhaps our blood is both, plus we have shed a lot [00:27:25] of blood. We and you are, God [00:27:28] willing, one people living in two countries. We want [00:27:32] to revive our history, we want to restore economic [00:27:34] cooperation, political cooperation, unite [00:27:39] the Arab level or the Islamic world. [00:27:43] Your security is our security, [00:27:46] and vice versa. And God willing, [00:27:48] soon we await your arrival. You will honor us in [00:27:52] your second country, and you will be the hosts [00:27:55] and we will be the guests. May God [00:27:57] bless you. Okay. [00:28:00] It is very important that [00:28:03] we invest your presence today in your second country, [00:28:07] Damascus, so that we can begin a roadmap, God [00:28:09] willing, that will be long and sustainable.