SYRIATV — broadcast 20260920 000000 UTC 472 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. [00:00:21] video in which he presented documents [00:00:27] to find this announcement on [00:00:37] Damascus. Of course, this [00:00:50] Welcome, viewers, to this new episode of [00:00:53] RePost, where we discuss [00:00:56] And I will also include with the most prominent topics shared by Syrians on social media over the past hour. [00:01:00] Syrian actor Loujain [00:01:07] Ismail sparked widespread controversy after his statement about the detention of his brother [00:01:11] Inal and the lack of news about him [00:01:15] is he going to from his family, and what he said about [00:01:18] security measures taken at his family's home in Damascus [00:01:21] before an official narrative [00:01:24] emerged that differed about the circumstances of the case. Loujain [00:01:28] Ismail said that his family lost contact [00:01:31] with his brother since June [00:01:33] 2025 and that they later learned [00:01:37] of his detention after they were informed that the case [00:01:40] was related to the use of a forged identity, [00:01:43] while, according to his narrative, they were unable [00:01:46] to determine [00:01:49] crisis continues to occupy have spread about this his legal status or appoint a lawyer for him. [00:01:52] Later, an official [00:01:54] and many changes have occurred narrative emerged stating that Inal has been detained for [00:01:57] months due to his previous work [00:02:00] as a liaison officer in the security office of the Fourth Division, [00:02:03] which was led by Maher al-Assad, the brother [00:02:07] of the ousted Bashar al-Assad, [00:02:10] he said and that official visit records document four visits to him during [00:02:14] his detention period, while other narratives spoke [00:02:17] of the brother, actor Loujain's role [00:02:20] in relaying orders to forces that were [00:02:24] deployed in the vicinity of Eastern Ghouta, [00:02:27] while no full public judicial details [00:02:30] of the accusations against him have been published [00:02:34] so far. The emergence of this [00:02:37] information redirected the debate from the issue of the actor's brother's detention [00:02:41] to questions related to his past in [00:02:46] how much will it cost me to get to the university, teacher? the Fourth Division and whether the family's narrative about the circumstances of his detention [00:02:49] matches the [00:02:51] complete. On official announced data. This [00:02:55] story began when actor Loujain [00:03:00] a wide segment of Ismail posted a video two days ago, in which he spoke about [00:03:03] his brother's arrest since the middle of last year, [00:03:06] talking about visits being banned and a lack of news about him. [00:03:10] Let's watch what he said at that [00:03:13] time. For a year and three [00:03:15] months, on [00:03:20] And in a video June 19, 2025, [00:03:23] Damascus." Also, from we lost contact with my brother [00:03:25] for a period, and I don't [00:03:28] know where he is. [00:03:31] Of course, like everyone [00:03:34] else, we understood that he was in fact [00:03:38] wrong, and [00:03:42] we didn't know what to [00:03:44] is broader than news. do. [00:03:46] After a while, some people contacted us and told us that if we wanted to know [00:03:50] anything about him, we had to pay a large sum [00:03:53] of money. [00:03:56] fuel issue maintained its position in We told them, of course, like any human being who can offer anything for [00:04:01] him, we paid a sum of money, [00:04:05] some of the and we discovered that [00:04:07] he was detained by General [00:04:11] their insides on Security. [00:04:13] We said there might be a misunderstanding, there might be a mistake. We asked about [00:04:17] the matter. [00:04:19] They said there was no need to ask about the matter, [00:04:23] that he was accused of [00:04:28] the continuous and changing interaction with a forged identity. Of course, his identity is not forged. [00:04:32] And his name [00:04:35] is known. And we can provide [00:04:39] words on all the evidence, and there is something in law called data matching. [00:04:42] This video has circulated on Syrian [00:04:45] social media over the past two days, [00:04:48] and many reactions have accumulated around it, some [00:04:52] of Tartus due to a dialect of which sympathized with Loujain's narrative, and some [00:04:55] questioned the case. However, the official Syrian News [00:04:58] Channel published information about it, [00:05:02] quoting an unnamed source. [00:05:05] as old. The governmental channel quoted a security source as saying [00:05:09] it is noteworthy that the announcement does not that the accused, Inal Ismail, Loujain's brother, was arrested months ago [00:05:12] and that he held the position of liaison officer in the security office of the Fourth Division with [00:05:15] the forces that committed massacres against [00:05:18] civilians in Eastern Ghouta, [00:05:21] without clarifying any legal [00:05:25] or judicial context regarding the case. [00:05:28] Later, Loujain Ismail published a second [00:05:33] from the case and said that his brother was not an officer, [00:05:37] stating that their confiscated house had been owned by [00:05:40] the family for 40 years, and he presented documents stating [00:05:44] that the house was private property and not property [00:05:48] of the Ministry of Defense. Let's watch. [00:05:52] In fact, our house has been lived in for 40 years, [00:05:55] and my father's ownership deed for the house [00:05:58] will be included in the documents for you to see. It is a court [00:06:02] ruling that is documented [00:06:05] and officially certified. [00:06:09] the documents a statement from the Damascus Governorate [00:06:13] that clarifies that the land on which the property is located belongs [00:06:16] to the Damascus Governorate and not to the Ministry of Defense. [00:06:19] So all this talk that you are trying to use to tarnish [00:06:23] our reputation and the reputation of my family [00:06:26] has no basis in truth. [00:06:28] And [00:06:31] it is unfortunate the way you are dealing with us, [00:06:34] and of course, you [00:06:37] and the group [00:06:40] of sycophants you have on social media, [00:06:45] it is very difficult [00:06:47] for you [00:06:50] to drag us into the abyss in this way, as [00:06:54] you are trying to drag us. And this makes us more worried about our future [00:06:57] and makes us more careful about our future and makes us [00:07:01] cautious in dealing with you, in dealing with every word [00:07:04] you say, because it is very clear [00:07:07] that you have no credibility with any [00:07:10] person. [00:07:13] Unfortunately, the way you are dealing with us, and which does not allow us [00:07:17] to feel safe for a single moment about [00:07:19] our future. [00:07:22] Of course, the issue caused a stir on social [00:07:25] media recently, and dozens commented on it. Let's [00:07:29] review together some of the comments about [00:07:31] that. Mohammad wrote, "Loujain Ismail, who [00:07:35] is defending his imprisoned brother, just to clarify, the matter is not related [00:07:39] to you alone, but rather the entire neighborhood was ordered to be evacuated. [00:07:42] The reason is that the neighborhood was built under Assad's rule and without [00:07:46] compensation, and the lands must be returned [00:07:49] to the people of Maadamiyet." Meanwhile, [00:07:51] Rawand wrote in another comment, "Speaking [00:07:55] of Loujain Ismail, artist Yara al-Sabri, throughout the years of the revolution, [00:07:59] demanded the release of detainees and published their photos [00:08:02] and names and asked about them. This campaign caused pain [00:08:06] to many people. There is a huge difference between those who stood with the criminal [00:08:09] and those who stood with the [00:08:12] oppressed." Meanwhile, Sham [00:08:15] wrote, "The video of actor Loujain Ismail presented [00:08:18] a very emotional narrative about his brother and family, but [00:08:22] the problem is that tears in front of the camera cannot [00:08:25] be a substitute for presenting all [00:08:28] the facts." [00:08:56] in the introduction to the segment, dear viewers, spread widely [00:09:00] yesterday as an excerpt from the series [00:09:03] "Day'a Day'a" to express the trend related [00:09:07] to the concert of the artist Asala Nasri [00:09:09] in Damascus. The trend itself has topped [00:09:13] the interaction lists for two days, and the song itself received [00:09:16] widespread popularity among Syrians, so much so that it [00:09:19] achieved more than two million views in [00:09:22] six days, and that was for the remix [00:09:26] version, while the views of the original version exceeded one million [00:09:29] and 700 thousand views on the official [00:09:33] channel of the artist Asala Nasri in four [00:09:36] days. Dear viewers, [00:09:40] the trend and the scattered comments [00:09:42] from social media users brought the trend back to [00:09:46] the forefront and kept it at the top of the most circulated [00:09:51] social media during [00:09:54] the past hours. In a video [00:09:58] we reviewed in yesterday's episode about [00:10:01] Asala's apology to the people [00:10:05] mistake during her performance of the song related [00:10:08] to the governorate, Asala mentioned a young man whom she described as handsome, [00:10:13] who asked her to correct the dialect mistakes recently. [00:10:16] This young man posted a video in which he reacted [00:10:20] to Asala's apology. Let's watch. [00:10:22] I thank Ms. Asala very much. There was no need [00:10:26] for this apology, and God bless your heart, you are a pride, a pride [00:10:30] for all of Syria. God bless your heart, and God bless your voice, and God bless your songs. [00:10:33] And it's okay to delete all the letters, remove all the letters. Even if you remove a single letter, [00:10:37] we have no problem. We mean, if you removed two letters, remove five letters, give [00:10:41] me "kin" instead of "kareem." I have no problem. And thank you very much [00:10:44] for this sweet gesture. And if I am a handsome young man, then you are the best of the best. [00:10:48] You are the most beautiful one from here to Tripoli. God bless your [00:10:51] heart. Of course, the trend did not [00:10:55] stop at Syria's borders, but crossed into [00:10:58] Iraq, where an Iraqi content creator reacted [00:11:01] to the trend in a video in which he recalled [00:11:05] his feeling when Hatem Al Iraqi sang "Raj'een Ya [00:11:08] Watana" (We are returning, homeland), offering advice to those wishing to return not to rush, [00:11:12] according to his expression. Let's watch [00:11:14] together. No one should get involved. [00:11:17] Passports like yours, Asala's money is like yours, and Asala's Levant is not [00:11:21] like yours, just as Hatem Al Iraqi got me involved in 2014. [00:11:26] Go ahead. We're [00:11:30] returning, homeland. Where? [00:11:32] اسحلبكشن [00:11:36] Huh? Hamish. And I felt that the homeland [00:11:39] was waiting for me. I must build [00:11:41] this homeland because this was the thinking in this context, that [00:11:45] the homeland is on me. So be careful. Hatem [00:11:49] Al Iraqi, we heard him in 2008, and he's still living in Dubai, [00:11:53] and Asala, so be careful. Neither Asala returned to Damascus, nor [00:11:56] Hatem. Look at life. Live. [00:12:00] But viewers, did you know that the Asala trend has branched out [00:12:04] to include a part that only talks about [00:12:07] ticket prices and how to buy them? [00:12:10] Dozens of videos [00:12:13] topic. For example, here in this video, [00:12:17] this young man said [00:12:20] that his mother was looking for her gold [00:12:23] at home, while he was singing [00:12:26] at Asala's concert, indicating that he sold [00:12:30] his mother's jewelry to attend [00:12:33] the concert. Of course, [00:12:35] this jokingly. Let's watch. [00:12:37] With you. [00:12:43] But our [00:12:47] faithful heart is a guide. There is no [00:12:50] believer. If you don't have. [00:13:04] Of course, viewers, these videos [00:13:06] circulated here in this story that [00:13:10] we shared and spread, or were circulated on social [00:13:14] media. Dozens, if not hundreds, of similar videos spread in the past hours, [00:13:18] and they sparked many reactions on social [00:13:21] media. Let's review some of them. Qaisar [00:13:25] wrote, "All of Syria was watching Asala's concert. [00:13:28] The people in one day..." Also, [00:13:31] another comment from Yamama, who wrote, "By God, if Asala [00:13:35] agrees to come to Aleppo, I will sell our house, not just Mama's gold, [00:13:38] and go attend her concert," according to her expression. Also, [00:13:42] Kawthar wrote, "Oh people, I am Moroccan, and I feel like [00:13:45] I want to return to [00:13:48] the comments, Haifa wrote, "It seems that Syrians [00:13:52] in Syria have more money than Syrians living abroad. Everyone bought [00:13:55] tickets and attended [00:13:57] the concert." [00:14:07] Imagine falling asleep at 40 years old [00:14:10] and waking up later to find out that [00:14:13] you are classified as an elder. This [00:14:16] idea may seem closer to a joke, but it turned into [00:14:20] a subject of debate on social media after an announcement [00:14:23] from the Ministry of Culture about an event [00:14:26] titled "Life After Forty," and described [00:14:30] as an event designated [00:14:33] for seniors. There is no power or strength except in God. The announcement [00:14:36] specified the Arab Cultural Center in Abu Rummaneh, [00:14:39] affiliated with the Directorate of Culture in Damascus, as the venue [00:14:43] for the event on September 17, [00:14:46] which was two days ago. The event was titled [00:14:49] "Life After Forty," [00:14:52] and included an awareness segment and an artistic [00:14:56] one. However, the phrase "event for seniors" [00:15:00] included in the announcement attracted more attention [00:15:03] than the content of the event itself. [00:15:06] This is the invitation to attend this [00:15:10] event. The phrase sparked ridicule and questions on [00:15:13] social media, as followers considered that [00:15:16] classifying 40 years old as seniors [00:15:20] was an exaggeration, while the announcement turned into [00:15:23] a trend about age and when [00:15:27] a person can actually be described [00:15:30] However, [00:15:34] state that attendance is limited to those over [00:15:37] 40. Instead, it uses the description "seniors" [00:15:40] in presenting the event. The ministry did not [00:15:43] clarify in the published announcement who exactly was intended [00:15:46] by classifying participants or the target [00:15:49] audience within this category. Given [00:15:53] that the event was two days ago, before the trend [00:15:56] appeared, we were unable to fully cover [00:16:00] the event in RePost, and we were also unable [00:16:05] the official accounts of the Ministry [00:16:07] of Culture or the official page of the Arab Cultural [00:16:10] Center in Abu Rummaneh in [00:16:15] topic, dear viewers, attracted many comments on social [00:16:18] media. Let's review some of them. Mahmoud [00:16:22] wrote, "Oh people, the Ministry of Culture is all messed up. [00:16:25] Do they know that 40 years old in Europe is considered [00:16:29] still in the prime of youth? You made them seniors, [00:16:32] and soon they'll need a nursing home," according [00:16:35] to his expression. Also, Bilal wrote, "The story [00:16:39] can be swallowed, and we can say that the people calculated age according to the Syrian scale, [00:16:42] and it turned out that forty-year-olds are seniors. But [00:16:46] the forty-year-old elderly man in the poster walking alone on a deserted [00:16:50] mountain road in the fog, [00:16:52] the seminar or is he going to commit suicide?" according [00:16:56] to his expression. Suhad wrote, "From today [00:16:59] onwards, no one is allowed to argue with me in the comments, [00:17:02] or correct my words, or treat me disrespectfully, since I am over 40 now, [00:17:06] and respecting age is a duty. Government decisions [00:17:09] have defined seniors. Who dares to object to them? [00:17:13] Let's see." [00:17:23] Viewers, the fuel [00:17:26] a significant space in the Syrian trend, despite days having passed since it began [00:17:31] in this file, especially after the hearing of the Minister [00:17:35] of Energy in the People's Assembly [00:17:38] two days ago. [00:17:41] The hearing, then, was not held, but rather [00:17:45] postponed to another [00:17:47] day. But for Syrians, this issue still constitutes a fertile [00:17:51] trend, especially with their continued suffering from rising fuel [00:17:55] prices and scarcity at times, [00:17:58] which pushes them to create satirical content about the issue, [00:18:01] or comments, or demands, and publish them on their social [00:18:05] media accounts. In Deir ez-Zor, a content [00:18:08] creator in a video commented [00:18:11] on the decision to set three prices for fuel. [00:18:14] Let's follow. [00:18:15] Teacher, [00:18:23] 1000, teacher. How much? 10. Syrian, don't [00:18:27] turn on me. We just need to get there. No, no, no, absolutely. Just 1000, just [00:18:30] 1000. It's old [00:18:33] currency. Are you sure? Are you sure? By God, you're a good [00:18:36] man. Come on, get in, get in, get in. Oh God, in the name of God. [00:18:40] Hold the steering wheel well. I'll hold the steering wheel. Hold it. [00:18:43] Oh God. [00:18:48] Come on, hurry up, teacher. No, brother, why is gasoline expensive? [00:18:51] How is that, by God? We'll go pushing, pushing, pushing, by God. [00:18:54] Come on. [00:18:58] that is less than a minute long, a content creator [00:19:01] used a "tambour" as a passenger bus in [00:19:05] this satirical scene that gained popularity on Facebook. [00:19:09] Let's watch. Nano rocks roundabout, get in, go, [00:19:12] get in, go, a millimeter, take me to the rocks. I've been waiting for two hours. Tambour, [00:19:16] get in. Get in, go, get in, go, get in. [00:19:19] That's how it is, my cousin. Don't be deceived by [00:19:22] appearances. I used to be a merchant, but after the rise [00:19:26] in fuel prices, this is what happened to me. [00:19:29] As we mentioned, viewers, the [00:19:33] the Syrian trend through satirical videos [00:19:37] and comedic comments here and there. [00:19:40] Let's review together comments. Hala [00:19:44] wrote, "I wish we wouldn't take the rise in fuel prices as a joke [00:19:48] and a laugh, because the issue is not simple and it's not something to laugh [00:19:51] about. Every rise in fuel prices affects [00:19:55] every detail of our lives: transportation, food, [00:19:58] clothes, services, treatment, and our livelihood." [00:20:02] Also, a comment from Jaber wrote, "The people should [00:20:06] be allocated a mare. It's much cheaper and no car, [00:20:10] no melons. The horse needs feed, [00:20:13] and that's it, and on top of that, it's available and cheap," according [00:20:16] to his expression. Omar also commented, saying, "I wish [00:20:19] the state would consider the living conditions of the people and seek [00:20:22] solutions to alleviate their burdens, because fuel is linked to almost everything, [00:20:26] and the citizen in the end is the one who will [00:20:29] bear [00:20:31] this increase." [00:20:41] A few days ago, a video spread of an elderly Syrian man showing [00:20:44] his hidden library behind a wall in his house. [00:20:48] This video received widespread popularity on social [00:20:52] media. Let's watch together viewers, the story of the elderly man [00:20:55] and the books in this interview prepared by colleagues in the New [00:20:58] Media department, which included an interview with [00:21:02] the owner of this story. [00:21:05] Hello. My feeling is that [00:21:09] it's like the feeling I had when I found it safe, like [00:21:13] the feeling we had when we entered this country. We couldn't believe we were here [00:21:16] in prison with our master Khaled, and we prayed [00:21:20] at the shrines and a little bit. [00:21:31] This is my house, the house where the library used to be. [00:21:35] And when I [00:21:37] was here, I was afraid. [00:21:41] Most people migrated at the end [00:21:44] of 2011, or most of them. [00:21:47] So I thought, I mean, other than the young people, [00:21:51] some families thought that [00:21:54] this library was very dear to me, and moving the stuff was [00:21:57] impossible, and I didn't have time for the stuff. So [00:22:00] it's inside the house. Here's the problem if it's going to stay. [00:22:04] I put the first ones in this wooden [00:22:06] shelf. I put them [00:22:10] on top of each other. I found they were going to fall over, so I took some angles and screws [00:22:13] and secured them to the walls. I mean, it's almost regular. It's working. I [00:22:17] put the books haphazardly so [00:22:21] that more could fit. So I told [00:22:23] him to close the wall on them. We built a hidden wall. [00:22:27] Of course, the neighbors and some young men from the streets [00:22:30] helped us. We built it and plastered [00:22:33] it with white cement. After [00:22:36] we plastered it, its color was still a little bit different, so we also gave it a small [00:22:40] fine coat of paint so that it would match its friends. About [00:22:44] four months ago, God blessed us, we started it, thank God, [00:22:47] and we finished it. After we finished, I thought we would move the library. [00:22:51] I mean, we would [00:22:53] delay a bit, we would die without [00:22:57] seeing it. The building was busy with it. [00:23:00] So I decided to demolish it, and I loved it. No one demolishes [00:23:03] the wall. So I started with the wall, I demolished it, and God [00:23:07] blessed us, and it came out fine, thank God. It came out safe, because [00:23:11] I put cardboard for it, and I put plywood, [00:23:14] and it all had screws. It's clear where it was. [00:23:17] And [00:23:20] God protected it from humidity, thank God, and from everything. Even though I was worried about it [00:23:24] during the winters for 14, 15 years, it didn't [00:23:26] say a word. [00:23:32] In another matter, a female visitor criticized some aspects of [00:23:35] state departments during her visit to a government department. [00:23:39] She spoke about details that she considered disturbing [00:23:41] for someone entering these departments who is coming from [00:23:45] outside Syria. Opinions were divided about the published video, as [00:23:50] the audience criticized what the girl in the video [00:23:53] said, while some supported [00:23:56] her. Let's watch. Guys, something caught [00:23:59] my attention, okay? Here at the Examinations [00:24:03] Department, people come from outside the country to authenticate [00:24:06] their certificates, modify them, I don't know. So there's a problem with people [00:24:10] coming from outside the country. Someone who studied in Kuwait, in the Emirates, [00:24:13] in Dubai, in Saudi Arabia, I don't know, there are no chairs for people [00:24:16] to sit on. It's crowded, and there's no system, no cooling, [00:24:21] no fan. I don't know. I mean, someone coming from outside, for example, from a developed [00:24:24] country, and he wants to come and study here. I don't know, he enters [00:24:27] here, and his future is destroyed, [00:24:30] honestly. [00:24:34] Cases of theft of solar energy cables continue [00:24:37] to appear on social media in the city of Aleppo, and this time from [00:24:41] Firdaws residences, where a circulated video showed one [00:24:44] of the thieves cutting the energy cables and pulling the copper [00:24:48] out of them, which deprived the residents of solar [00:24:52] energy electricity. Let's watch. It's a shame, you see? I mean, [00:24:55] a thief without a care. After cutting, he [00:24:58] pulls them out and empties [00:25:01] the rooftops. He empties them [00:25:04] and leaves. Firdaws residences, first entrance to Firdaws [00:25:08] residences. You see? You see, they are all empty. [00:25:11] The biggest one is shining on this thief. He cuts [00:25:15] and sits there as if there's no one who will [00:25:18] ask him what are you doing here? [00:25:22] You see, it's cut [00:25:25] and emptied for the whole [00:25:28] building. All [00:25:30] of it is cut, and he cut the world and left everyone [00:25:33] without electricity. [00:25:36] That concludes today's RePost. Wishing you all the best. [00:26:26] Now you can watch Syria TV through [00:26:29] its application on Smart TV. [00:26:35] And if you missed the live broadcast of your favorite [00:26:38] program, you can watch it through [00:26:41] the DVR [00:26:42] feature. [00:26:47] And by downloading the Syria TV application on your [00:26:50] phones, you will find everything you need [00:26:53] to know about news from Syria, the region, [00:26:56] and the world. 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