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[00:00:06] operated. 10 new wells were brought into including Syrians, are on strike
[00:00:08] production, drilled and brought into
[00:00:18] in preparation for presenting him to
[00:00:20] have an indicator that supports the existence of this
[00:00:28] other blocks in
[00:00:35] Good evening, viewers, and welcome Ismail, one of the first-line leaders in
[00:00:38] daily need for electricity
[00:00:38] of the strikers and in protest against to this news bulletin from Syria TV. In its headlines,
[00:00:40] the Minister of
[00:00:46] Energy says that Syria needs about
[00:00:48] 831
[00:00:50] million dollars monthly to buy petroleum derivatives and
[00:00:54] crude oil.
[00:00:59] The Israeli occupation army blew up former military sites in
[00:01:03] Jabal Al-Sheikh in the western
[00:01:07] 5.3 million cubic meters of gas from Damascus countryside.
[00:01:10] and we buy one million cubic meters of The Ministry of Emergency Situations signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to cooperate
[00:01:14] in the field of demining for
[00:01:16] humanitarian purposes.
[00:01:22] An Israeli killed in a shooting incident in a settlement
[00:01:25] in the West Bank, and the occupation army says it arrested
[00:01:29] the shooter.
[00:01:31] 6.3 million cubic meters of
[00:01:38] citizen, what does
[00:01:44] repeated incursions in The Minister of Energy, Muhammad Al-Bashir, said during a hearing session in the People's
[00:01:47] Council that Syria needs about 831
[00:01:49] 831
[00:01:51] million dollars monthly to buy petroleum derivatives and crude
[00:01:55] oil, pointing to the trend towards contracting with friendly
[00:01:59] countries for fuel to secure
[00:02:01] needs until the country can achieve
[00:02:04] self-sufficiency. Our vision is to go towards
[00:02:08] in its budget to provide us with a contract with friendly
[00:02:10] during this month and sisterly countries that produce fuel until we achieve self-sufficiency, and God willing,
[00:02:13] we will get rid of all these crises and the problems that the
[00:02:16] regarding mine clearance. This energy sector is facing. So we practically need
[00:02:20] 831 million dollars, close to a billion dollars,
[00:02:28] aspect of the crisis, but by itself, it in the first part of to buy oil and petroleum derivatives. Al-Rafid in the southern Quneitra countryside. Of course, Al-Bashir added that oil production in Syria reached about
[00:02:31] 140 thousand
[00:02:35] barrels per day in a short previous period, and he explained
[00:02:38] that oil production is witnessing ups and downs
[00:02:42] due to the circumstances related to the reality of wells and production
[00:02:46] The situation of the wells and the pipes is very bad. We used to produce
[00:02:48] 14,000, approximately, with respect to
[00:02:54] it. We have prepared the land with the exposure in statements, how it was 140 and today 1,000 or 144. Of course,
[00:02:58] most at risk we used to produce about 140 thousand barrels. Of course, guys, it doesn't mean
[00:03:01] that if today I say 140,000 or today we produce
[00:03:04] 10,000 or 10,300, it means that tomorrow it must be 10,000. It could become
[00:03:08] 100,000, it could become
[00:03:10] for this shelling. This 11,000. That is, the first degree to deal with a few days ago, when fuel prices rose, this file in its
[00:03:13] you saw roads blocked, crude oil stopped coming here. The tanks we used
[00:03:17] to fill from stopped. Some
[00:03:21] problem, and there is a high probability of enter the wells stopped production. Production dropped to 98. So it's natural when I say today's production is
[00:03:23] 98, and the day before it was
[00:03:25] diesel depends on 108, today it's 14. So this is not a contradiction
[00:03:29] in statements. At one stage, it was 14,000.
[00:03:33] Al-Bashir also pointed out that Syria's
[00:03:35] war remnants. In this reserve of crude oil amounts to about 2.5
[00:03:38] billion barrels, explaining that Syria has
[00:03:41] 78 oil fields
[00:03:44] in Al-Kiswah. Therefore, there are accelerated and 28 gas fields. The oil
[00:03:48] a wide and large range of and gas wealth in Syria, we have 78 oil fields,
[00:03:50] 28 gas fields. Our reserves are 2.5 billion
[00:03:54] barrels of crude oil and 241, of course, this is based on old
[00:03:57] surveys, right? We haven't conducted any surveys yet. Currently, we have formed
[00:04:00] a committee from geology for the survey
[00:04:04] of oil, gas, and the thermal map for
[00:04:07] geothermal, in addition to the issue of generating energy from
[00:04:10] subterranean heat for geothermal.
[00:04:13] Regarding gas, Al-Bashir said that Syria's gas needs amount to about
[00:04:16] 24 million cubic meters per day, while local
[00:04:20] production reaches about 8 million cubic
[00:04:23] meters per day, pointing out that the refining capacity of refineries in
[00:04:27] Syria reaches about 150 barrels
[00:04:30] per day. Of course, Syria's gas needs are 24 million cubic
[00:04:34] meters to operate all our ready stations.
[00:04:37] Currently, we need 24 million cubic meters of
[00:04:40] gas, God willing. Today, we are producing 6 million, meaning
[00:04:44] a quarter, sorry, we used to produce 6, we increased it to 8.1 after we brought
[00:04:48] a part of the Koniko plant into service. Of course, yesterday it was 8.4.
[00:04:52] The day we prepared the presentation, the day we started it, it was 8 on Wednesday
[00:04:55] and Thursday. Yesterday it was 8.4 or 8.5
[00:04:59] million cubic meters. Before that, it reached 9 million, similar to the oil story,
[00:05:03] closing wells and bringing new wells into service, reactivating drilling
[00:05:06] operations. We drilled about 4,840
[00:05:10] meters and brought two drilling rigs into service after they were stalled and stopped.
[00:05:13] 21 wells were repaired, and 152 wells were
[00:05:20] production. This is the balance
[00:05:23] of need, and this is a very
[00:05:25] important point. The balance of need for Syria, we
[00:05:28] need about 30,000 barrels
[00:05:31] per day of crude oil. We need 30,000
[00:05:35] barrels per day of crude oil to cover Syria's needs.
[00:05:38] I mentioned earlier last year that when the
[00:05:42] ministry was first established, we had 150,000 barrels,
[00:05:45] right? It used to cover our needs. We buy crude oil,
[00:05:48] refine it in our refineries. Baniyas was operational, and Homs
[00:05:52] refinery was operational. From the refinery's production, we cover the local market. This was
[00:05:55] when Syria's consumption was 15,000.
[00:05:59] Al-Bashir added that Syria is currently buying about
[00:06:02] 6.3 million cubic meters of gas
[00:06:05] daily from Azerbaijan, in addition to quantities secured
[00:06:09] through a ship located in the Jordanian port of Aqaba.
[00:06:12] At a cost of about 140 million dollars
[00:06:15] monthly. We buy
[00:06:19] the north, from Azerbaijan to Turkey,
[00:06:23] gas from Aqaba, from Jordan, from Aqaba. There is a ship
[00:06:26] there. Jordan doesn't have gas. It already imports it. So there is a ship
[00:06:30] that regasifies, converting LNG
[00:06:33] (liquefied natural gas) into gas within the Arab Gas Pipeline.
[00:06:36] It is received in Syria and transferred to our stations, particularly the Deir Ali station, where electricity
[00:06:40] is generated. So I am practically buying
[00:06:43] gas daily. Before gas prices rose, we weren't
[00:06:47] paying this amount. We are currently paying about
[00:06:50] 140 million dollars for 6.3
[00:06:54] million cubic meters of gas monthly for generation. 140 million
[00:06:57] of it was a grant from Qatar, thank you, but
[00:07:01] the grant ran out in August. And these amounts were
[00:07:04] 3.2. Half of this gas was a grant, and the other half was purchased.
[00:07:08] Now it's all purchased. We're buying it all and paying for it. That's why when
[00:07:11] the fuel crisis happened recently and gas prices rose significantly,
[00:07:15] the Ministry of Finance didn't allocate
[00:07:20] all this gas. So it will reduce, meaning it will reduce our gas purchases. We might
[00:07:24] cut down on 2 to 3 million in purchases during the coming period.
[00:07:27] Of course, this will affect generation. It will affect the number of electricity
[00:07:31] connection hours.
[00:07:33] And to the electricity sector, where the Minister of Energy spoke about signing
[00:07:37] a contract to establish four new gas-fired power plants to generate
[00:07:40] electricity in a number of governorates.
[00:07:46] By signing a contract to establish four new gas
[00:07:49] power plants, which are combined cycle. One of these four stations is
[00:07:53] in Muhardah, one of them in Aleppo, and one of them in Deir ez-Zor.
[00:07:56] God willing, Deir ez-Zor. Imagine, Deir ez-Zor governorate still doesn't have a power plant. There is one
[00:08:00] in Al-Suwaydiyah near Al-Hasakah, and it's very small. So we will build
[00:08:03] a new power plant in Deir ez-Zor, and we have started
[00:08:06] the companies, God willing. So these four stations will
[00:08:10] be one in Aleppo, one in Zizoun, the old
[00:08:12] station that was destroyed, one in
[00:08:16] of course, Deir ez-Zor in Al-Taym, and in Hamah in Muhardah,
[00:08:19] and in Aleppo, Al-Tarifawi area and Zizoun.
[00:08:22] With a capacity of 4000 megawatts, God willing, three of them will be ready
[00:08:26] in 2029, and one of them will be in 2030, God willing.
[00:08:29] These 4000 megawatts will
[00:08:31] grid. Obada Al-Mansour, Syria TV correspondent,
[00:08:35] with us from Damascus. Obada, welcome to you. Let me start
[00:08:39] with the most prominent questions perhaps directed
[00:08:43] to the Minister of Energy and the most prominent
[00:08:47] answers given during this
[00:08:49] session, the hearing session for Muhammad
[00:08:52] Al-Bashir.
[00:08:56] Yes, Furat, truthfully, there was
[00:09:00] questions that were directed today to the Syrian Minister of Energy,
[00:09:04] Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir. This session, which lasted for about four
[00:09:07] hours, started at 12 noon today and
[00:09:11] is still ongoing almost at this moment. Of course,
[00:09:15] truthfully, there were prominent questions about important
[00:09:18] files, most notably the fuel file, the main
[00:09:21] reason that led to the increase in fuel prices
[00:09:24] in this manner by the Syrian Ministry of Energy. There were
[00:09:27] questions that were directly addressed
[00:09:30] by members of the Syrian Parliament
[00:09:33] to Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir, most importantly
[00:09:37] the main reason for raising fuel prices in this manner.
[00:09:40] Also, the number at which
[00:09:44] it was raised, which some parliamentarians also considered
[00:09:47] to be exaggerated. There were also questions
[00:09:50] about the issue of electricity, the reason
[00:09:54] for raising electricity prices to this number. There were also
[00:09:58] questions directed about the issue of gas.
[00:10:02] Of course, Furat, truly, most of the questions were
[00:10:05] in the same range. That is, all of them came
[00:10:09] on the issue of petroleum derivatives,
[00:10:13] gas, electricity. There were also questions about
[00:10:16] the issue of services and the lack of services in many areas,
[00:10:20] specifically the eastern regions of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa. Of course,
[00:10:23] Muhammad Al-Bashir truly commented on all these statements.
[00:10:27] The most important answers, truly, that came regarding the reason
[00:10:31] for the deficit in Syria today between the quantity of production
[00:10:34] and the quantity of need that the energy sector needs
[00:10:37] as a whole. Also, about the amount of
[00:10:40] payment that the Ministry of Energy needs
[00:10:44] daily in terms of
[00:10:47] the price of fuel, which exceeds
[00:10:50] 831 million dollars daily, which it needs, and it
[00:10:54] is a very large amount. The Syrian Minister of Energy also spoke
[00:10:57] about the reasons for raising electricity prices, Syria's
[00:11:03] from gas, in which there are truly large discrepancies between what is
[00:11:06] produced and what is brought from abroad,
[00:11:09] and also what is truly a difference
[00:11:13] and a deficit that affects the
[00:11:16] Syrian Ministry of Energy, which is considered this revenue
[00:11:19] for the Ministry of Finance. However, many questions
[00:11:22] were actually raised during the past period, and is it also
[00:11:26] what happened in this session in
[00:11:29] the People's Assembly and during the breaks,
[00:11:32] perhaps during these long hours of the
[00:11:35] hearing session? What were the impressions of the members of the People's Assembly
[00:11:38] regarding what the Minister of Energy,
[00:11:42] Muhammad Al-Bashir, said during this session
[00:11:46] and you are currently in the People's
[00:11:47] Assembly?
[00:11:51] Of course, Furat, some of the deputies, truthfully, we had met
[00:11:55] with them, and they had said that this session was a transparent session. The Syrian
[00:11:59] Minister of Energy today presented a large number of figures and provided a comprehensive
[00:12:02] briefing, and he also highlighted and addressed many
[00:12:06] points that were not actually known to
[00:12:10] the deputies and also to Syrians as a whole. However, there
[00:12:14] were also a group of deputies who had another opinion, that this
[00:12:17] comprehensive and sufficient briefing
[00:12:21] actually does not achieve what the people today are asking for,
[00:12:25] meaning that many people today are waiting for urgent decisions, whether
[00:12:29] it is to reduce fuel prices or to actually reach
[00:12:32] radical solutions. Of course, some deputies had also
[00:12:36] presented to the Syrian Minister of Energy some
[00:12:39] proposals that might be beneficial during the
[00:12:42] coming period. Of course, many
[00:12:46] deputies actually had the opinion
[00:12:49] the session that the Syrian Minister of Energy today presented
[00:12:53] many pieces of information, and the transparency file was
[00:12:57] truly significant during this session, but what Syrians are waiting
[00:13:00] for is truly bigger. Most deputies had a different opinion
[00:13:04] about this session. Obada Al-Mansour, Syria TV correspondent,
[00:13:07] was with me from the People's Assembly in Damascus.
[00:13:11] Thank you very much for
[00:13:14] joining me now, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Karim, economic expert,
[00:13:18] with me from Dubai. Welcome, Dr.
[00:13:21] Mahmoud. I will start with you, Dr.,
[00:13:24] with what the members of the Syrian Parliament
[00:13:27] perhaps wondered about regarding the answers and briefing that
[00:13:30] Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir, the Minister of Energy, presented
[00:13:33] in this session, which is that there are perhaps exaggerations
[00:13:37] in some of the figures that were mentioned regarding Syria's needs
[00:13:41] for petroleum derivatives, and this, in one way or another,
[00:13:44] is perhaps a justification for raising fuel prices recently.
[00:13:47] How do you see it? Is there really an exaggeration,
[00:13:51] as some members of the People's Assembly saw?
[00:13:56] Good evening to you and to the honorable viewers. In my personal
[00:13:59] opinion, the deputies' questions
[00:14:03] about the exaggerations are
[00:14:07] legitimate because there was definitely
[00:14:10] a clear gap in the numbers
[00:14:13] that deserved questioning and clarification. But I
[00:14:16] don't mean, I cannot describe it directly as a deliberate
[00:14:19] exaggeration to justify price increases, because the main problem
[00:14:23] is that the ministry sometimes uses
[00:14:26] the figure for the total market demand, and in other statements, it uses
[00:14:30] the figure for actual supply. These are
[00:14:34] two different things, but the failure to clarify the difference
[00:14:37] between them is indeed creating an impression of a
[00:14:40] discrepancy. For example, if we take diesel, just a few
[00:14:44] days ago, the Ministry of Energy officially stated that the daily market
[00:14:48] need is 0.72
[00:14:51] million liters.
[00:14:55] 3.09 million are local production and
[00:14:58] 4.63 million are imported. Today,
[00:15:02] we heard in the session a figure close to 12 million liters
[00:15:05] per day. This means we are facing a difference of
[00:15:08] 4.3 million liters per day, which is about
[00:15:12] 55%, and the difference is getting
[00:15:14] bigger with gasoline, because the figure
[00:15:18] published by the ministry was an average daily supply close to
[00:15:21] 2.32 million liters, while today
[00:15:25] he is talking about a need close to 8 million liters per day. This means
[00:15:28] we are not talking about a difference of 10 or
[00:15:32] 20%. We are talking about a figure
[00:15:35] that is more than three times higher. However,
[00:15:38] here, we must be fair in the analysis. For example,
[00:15:41] the figure of two million that was mentioned
[00:15:45] was what was actually reaching
[00:15:49] the market, while 8 million is the estimated need
[00:15:53] of the market in all regions and sectors. Now, we
[00:15:58] possibility, because the ministry itself announced in a previous crisis
[00:16:01] the distribution of about 9 million liters of gasoline
[00:16:05] and 15 million liters of diesel in a batch of tankers. This confirms
[00:16:08] that the volumes of pumping can change significantly
[00:16:12] according to the stock, demand, and the crisis. Therefore, my
[00:16:15] personal opinion is that the problem for me is not to say
[00:16:18] that the minister inflated the figures or
[00:16:22] anything else, but rather that the basis of comparison is not
[00:16:26] clear, because when you tell the citizen that your need is 12 million liters
[00:16:29] of diesel, you must explain whether it is an actual
[00:16:33] measured consumption need, whether it includes eastern Euphrates and areas
[00:16:37] that were not previously fully included in the distribution system, and
[00:16:40] whether it includes industry and trade. So, an important question: how
[00:16:44] did the figure for example, 7 million, increase to 12 million in
[00:16:48] a short period? This is a very important institution because it is not just
[00:16:52] an statistical discussion, because every time the figure
[00:16:55] for need increased, the import gap that is
[00:16:59] appearing before us increased, and therefore the need
[00:17:02] to raise prices seems greater. But doctor, in this briefing, when
[00:17:06] figures are presented, you said there is a huge difference between the figures
[00:17:09] presented some time ago and those presented now in this session.
[00:17:13] Today, for the Syrian
[00:17:15] this justification mean for the Syrian citizen?
[00:17:19] I mean, ultimately, the Syrian citizen needs these materials to be secured,
[00:17:23] and the state must secure those materials at a reasonable price that they can
[00:17:27] afford. Do you think
[00:17:31] that everything mentioned in this session and in Mr. Muhammad Al-Bashir's
[00:17:34] briefing is a sufficient justification? I mean, today,
[00:17:38] after this justification, what will the Syrian citizen do if prices remain
[00:17:42] as they are? What will change?
[00:17:45] No, in my opinion, this is not a sufficient justification.
[00:17:49] I mean, what happened was merely clarifications
[00:17:53] that should have been provided with transparency
[00:17:56] to the people, because
[00:18:00] what the minister presented today explains an important
[00:18:05] is not enough for the citizen
[00:18:08] who does not live on cost explanations but ultimately wants three clear
[00:18:11] results: that the material is available,
[00:18:15] that they can buy it, and that the increase in fuel
[00:18:18] does not turn into a new wave of increases in transportation, food,
[00:18:22] and all living costs. Today, the minister presented for the first
[00:18:26] time almost a detailed equation for diesel,
[00:18:29] when he said that a ton is bought for about 1590
[00:18:33] dollars, then 250 dollars for costs, fees, and wages are added,
[00:18:37] then the cost reaches 840 dollars per ton, meaning
[00:18:40] about 1.53
[00:18:42] liters according to the minister's equation. This means the cost reaches,
[00:18:46] as he mentioned, 206 pounds, while it is sold for
[00:18:49] 175 pounds.
[00:18:52] Therefore, the problem here is a real cost
[00:18:58] importing. The ministry says that about 60% of
[00:19:03] imports, and the shutdown of the Baniyas refinery for temporary
[00:19:06] maintenance increased this. But I
[00:19:10] mean, regarding your question, the citizen has the right to say,
[00:19:14] "I understand why the cost increased, but what
[00:19:17] did you do so that I don't bear this cost entirely?"
[00:19:21] And here, I believe that the session needs to
[00:19:24] move from explaining the problem to providing a solution.
[00:19:27] It is true that the ministry partially retreated and offered
[00:19:31] diesel at 115 pounds for heating and agriculture and some
[00:19:34] beneficiaries, and 150 pounds for productive sectors,
[00:19:38] but it kept its benchmark price at
[00:19:41] 175 pounds. This relieves some
[00:19:44] segments, but the real test is how many
[00:19:47] citizens will actually get the 115 pounds price,
[00:19:50] and how many farmers and establishments will get the 150, and what
[00:19:54] are the quantities and when? Until now, this is mere
[00:19:58] media talk, but
[00:20:01] because the citizen who does not receive the subsidized material will
[00:20:04] practically remain facing the 175 pounds price.
[00:20:08] I understand. Thank you very much, Dr. Mahmoud Abdel
[00:20:11] Karim, economic expert, who was with us from Dubai.
[00:20:24] To another file, where the Internal Security Forces arrested
[00:20:27] Zakaria Muhammad Sanoun, who held the rank of Brigadier General, pilot,
[00:20:31] and headed the Operations Branch in the 20th
[00:20:34] Division during the era of the deposed regime.
[00:20:38] The security forces said that Sanoun headed the Operations Branch
[00:20:41] between 2012
[00:20:44] and 2020, and was supervising air operations
[00:20:48] in Hama military airports.
[00:20:53] They clarified that he is involved in planning and carrying out air attacks
[00:20:57] that targeted civilians during the years of the Syrian revolution.
[00:20:59] The security forces added that Sanoun was referred
[00:21:02] to the competent authorities to complete investigations
[00:21:08] the competent
[00:21:09] judiciary.
[00:21:15] This comes as the Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of former Major General
[00:21:18] Ahmed Muhammad Muhammad
[00:21:22] the Republican Guard during the rule of the deposed regime. The security
[00:21:25] forces said that Ismail progressed through several leadership positions.
[00:21:28] He served as Chief of Staff of the Republican Guard for
[00:21:32] six months, then was appointed Deputy Commander of the 14th Division
[00:21:35] specialized in airborne landings for one year, after
[00:21:39] which he became Commander of the same division and remained in his post
[00:21:43] until the overthrow of the
[00:21:44] deposed regime.
[00:21:50] The Israeli occupation army blew up former military sites near Qala'at
[00:21:53] Jandal in Jabal al-Sheikh in the western
[00:21:57] TV correspondent. Our correspondent added that the sites
[00:22:00] that were blown up belonged to the deposed regime.
[00:22:04] This comes amidst continuous Israeli occupation attacks on various
[00:22:08] sites in southern Syria on a daily
[00:22:11] basis.
[00:22:14] Syria TV
[00:22:17] correspondent reported that occupation forces shelled
[00:22:20] with several shells the forest of Bir Ajam west of
[00:22:24] Zubaydah village in the central Quneitra countryside. This
[00:22:27] comes amid continued Israeli attacks on southern Syrian areas,
[00:22:31] where the occupation carries out
[00:22:34] Quneitra and the western Daraa countryside, in addition to
[00:22:37] shelling with artillery shells the outskirts of Bijin village in the
[00:22:41] Damascus countryside during the past
[00:22:44] days.
[00:22:51] We are joined by Muhammad Fahd, Syria TV correspondent, from Quneitra.
[00:22:55] Muhammad, welcome to you. So, what
[00:22:58] did you report to us about Israeli violations in the last
[00:23:02] 24 hours?
[00:23:03] Muhammad?
[00:23:06] Yes, Furat, indeed, let me start with this breaking news now. Moments
[00:23:10] ago, there was artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation army
[00:23:13] west of the town of
[00:23:17] this shelling is by the Israeli occupation army, of course, on
[00:23:20] the outskirts of the town of Al-Rafid from the western side. Of course, there
[00:23:23] is currently, at this very moment, a tribal reconciliation
[00:23:26] between two different families in the town of Al-Rafid.
[00:23:30] While the people and civilians were present in large numbers there in the area,
[00:23:33] and tents were being set up and there was a large
[00:23:36] civilian presence in that area, the Israeli occupation army shelled the outskirts of Al-Rafid
[00:23:40] town. Of course, the shelling is probably far from the
[00:23:44] location, but the Israeli occupation army, if it sees
[00:23:47] any movement in those areas adjacent to the ceasefire line, it
[00:23:51] targets them or enters them with incursions. It is now shelling with four
[00:23:54] artillery shells the vicinity of Al-Rafid town, without knowing the reason
[00:24:00] was the latest news. Let's return also to the continuous incursions by
[00:24:04] the Israeli occupation army, whether in Quneitra Governorate or
[00:24:08] in the Yarmouk Basin area. There was an incursion towards Wadi Al-Raqqad also in
[00:24:11] the Damascus countryside in Jabal al-Sheikh. Hours ago,
[00:24:15] military forces infiltrated towards some villages
[00:24:18] of Jabal al-Sheikh, Qala'at Jandal,
[00:24:21] and also the village of Baq'asm in the Jabal
[00:24:25] al-Sheikh area, and entered a hill called Talat Antar, and are
[00:24:29] blowing up some infrastructure of military
[00:24:32] barracks, buildings and underground warehouses.
[00:24:35] These are just empty buildings left by the former regime after
[00:24:38] the former regime fell. The Israeli occupation army,
[00:24:42] of course, infiltrates these areas every time, but today it infiltrated
[00:24:45] and is blowing up this infrastructure, which consists of prefabricated rooms
[00:24:49] and some underground warehouses. It is blowing them up and destroying them. The reason
[00:24:52] for this explosion is unknown, but it infiltrates this area every
[00:24:56] time and carries out military and security
[00:24:59] operations near the village of Qala'at Jandal in the western
[00:25:02] Damascus countryside. Of course, this belongs to the Jabal al-Sheikh range, which is controlled by the Israeli occupation
[00:25:06] after the fall of the former regime. This issue also concerns
[00:25:10] the residents and civilians there, as daily incursions occur towards
[00:25:14] these villages and towns. Yes.
[00:25:17] Thank you very much, Muhammad Fahd, Syria TV correspondent.
[00:25:25] The engineering teams of the Ministry of Defense continue demining
[00:25:29] operations and clearing war remnants from villages and homes in the countryside
[00:25:33] of Al-Abyad region in Raqqa Governorate, with the aim of
[00:25:36] ensuring the return of residents who were displaced to their areas.
[00:26:02] More than 400 detainees,
[00:26:05] in Block B of Rymieh Prison in Lebanon on their eighth day
[00:26:09] in protest against the suspension of the general amnesty law, amidst a deterioration in the health condition
[00:26:13] of a number of strikers. According to a source from
[00:26:17] inside the prison, the number of critical health cases has risen to 20,
[00:26:20] while ambulances transported a number of detainees
[00:26:24] to hospitals, with warnings
[00:26:27] of a possible expansion of the strike to include
[00:26:30] the prison. Concurrently, preparations are underway for a central
[00:26:34] sit-in in Al-Nour Square in Tripoli, called for by the Committee of
[00:26:37] Prisoners' Families in support
[00:26:40] the appeal filed against the general amnesty law.
[00:26:54] The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management signed a cooperation agreement with the
[00:26:58] Humanitarian Mine Action Centre and War Remnants, affiliated
[00:27:01] with the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy and Environment, in the field of
[00:27:04] demining for humanitarian purposes. The agreement aims to
[00:27:07] benefit from Ukrainian expertise in demining and technical
[00:27:11] survey of contaminated lands, especially agricultural areas, in addition to
[00:27:15] conducting field training and capacity-building
[00:27:18] programs, exchanging expertise, and providing specialized
[00:27:22] equipment and technologies. This
[00:27:24] agreement includes organizing visits by Ukrainian experts and teams to
[00:27:28] Syria and developing joint work mechanisms to accelerate
[00:27:32] demining operations, which supports the rehabilitation of agricultural
[00:27:35] lands and the safe return of residents to their
[00:27:38] areas.
[00:27:44] For more details about this agreement, we are joined by Hazem Awad, Syria
[00:27:47] TV correspondent, from Damascus. Hazem,
[00:27:50] welcome. So, what additional details do you have regarding
[00:27:54] this agreement signed between the Ministry of Emergency
[00:27:58] and Disaster and
[00:28:01] the Ukrainian Humanitarian Mine Action and War Remnants
[00:28:04] Centre? Indeed, Furat, the Ministry
[00:28:08] of Emergency Situations has,
[00:28:13] at least, made several
[00:28:15] steps and announcements
[00:28:19] issue was discussed by the Ministry and also
[00:28:22] by governors and the President regarding
[00:28:25] reconstruction and also regarding the issue
[00:28:29] of restoring cultivated areas
[00:28:32] for production. This agreement signed today
[00:28:36] with the Ukrainian Humanitarian Mine Action Centre
[00:28:39] primarily aims to benefit from
[00:28:43] Ukraine's expertise in surveying lands,
[00:28:46] especially agricultural lands,
[00:28:49] in search of mines, in addition to benefiting from its expertise in clearing
[00:28:53] these mines. The agreement paving the way for visits by teams
[00:28:56] and Ukrainian experts to the areas
[00:29:00] of mines during the past period. Syria will also aim,
[00:29:03] through this agreement, to build national expertise in
[00:29:10] strategic plan, which it set, in addition
[00:29:14] to accelerating the removal of mines
[00:29:16] and returning cultivated lands to their production
[00:29:20] cycle, because it is a big file, perhaps
[00:29:23] regarding these lands. The Ministry of Emergency
[00:29:27] and Disaster had launched a strategic plan extending
[00:29:31] for three years in terms of mine clearance, in addition
[00:29:34] to unexploded
[00:29:38] same month, Germany opened
[00:29:40] an advanced mine clearance branch at the National
[00:29:43] Center for Mine Clearance
[00:29:46] steps to move forward with this file, especially
[00:29:50] with regard to cultivated lands, in addition to accelerating
[00:29:54] reconstruction in some areas where mines and unexploded
[00:29:58] war remnants hinder the reconstruction process, as happened
[00:30:01] N
[00:30:06] Thank you, Hazem Awad, Syria TV correspondent, you were with us from
[00:30:09] Damascus.
[00:30:13] The head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport, Omar Al-Hasri,
[00:30:16] announced the start of operation of two new European
[00:30:20] destinations for Syrian Airlines. Al-Hasri stated that
[00:30:23] flights to the Danish capital Copenhagen will begin on
[00:30:27] Monday, September 21, while
[00:30:30] flights to the capital Vienna will begin on Tuesday,
[00:30:34] September 22. The number of direct European destinations will increase
[00:30:38] to three, in addition to the Dutch
[00:30:42] capital Amsterdam. He explained that
[00:30:44] the operation of the two destinations comes as part of a plan
[00:30:48] to expand the Syrian Airlines network and enhance direct
[00:30:51] air connectivity, with continued efforts to add new
[00:30:54] European and regional destinations.