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[00:00:00] Maintenance and repair work for
[00:00:02] Homes in 23 ships in Tartus port since the beginning of
[00:00:05] the current year included structural and mechanical repairs
[00:00:08] and maintenance of engines and technical equipment,
[00:00:11] in addition to making
[00:00:13] transformation efforts and to facilitate procedures technical modifications to some ships. The authority
[00:00:17] indicated that work continues on developing Tartus port
[00:00:20] and raising its operational readiness and improving
[00:00:24] in hearts, given the sensitivity of this its services and providing the necessary facilities for ship movement
[00:00:27] hearts, and oil tankers, which supports maritime transport activity
[00:00:30] and contributes to serving the Syrian
[00:00:32] economy.
[00:00:38] The Investment Authority discussed with a delegation from the American
[00:00:41] business community, including 30 representatives from
[00:00:44] 22 American, regional, and international companies
[00:00:47] and institutions, investment
[00:00:51] and effort for opportunities in a number of vital sectors in Syria.
[00:00:53] This came during a meeting between
[00:00:55] rationing hours the Director of the Authority, Ahmed Rawad
[00:00:57] and reliance on Ramadan, and the delegation in Damascus, where the two sides discussed cooperation
[00:01:01] opportunities in the oil, gas, energy, infrastructure,
[00:01:04] construction, and logistics
[00:01:08] tracts of sectors, in addition to technology, artificial intelligence,
[00:01:11] on the ground after the approval of this and education. The authority also explained that the visit aims to get acquainted with the Syrian
[00:01:15] investment environment and explore
[00:01:18] opportunities to enter the local market or expand
[00:01:21] business in it and open new
[00:01:25] channels for cooperation and build local
[00:01:28] or potential economic partnerships.
[00:01:32] its initial construction by a number The Central Bank of Syria
[00:01:36] announced the implementation of the first
[00:01:39] of others in dealing with documentary credit in 14 years to finance a deal to supply
[00:01:42] oil products from Saudi Aramco to the Syrian
[00:01:49] of expansion during Our relations are good with Oil Company. The bank explained that the implementation of the credit was done in coordination with a major
[00:01:51] American bank in order to secure the necessary
[00:01:55] banking tool to finance the deal and settle
[00:01:58] related commercial operations. It indicated that the step
[00:02:02] aims to support the continuity of oil supplies and meet the needs
[00:02:05] of the local market and enhance the management of strategic
[00:02:09] purchases through official banking channels. In turn,
[00:02:13] the Syrian Oil Company stated that the central bank's measure
[00:02:17] is an important development in the mechanisms of financing oil supplies
[00:02:20] and facilitating commercial
[00:02:22] witnessed a state of transactions.
[00:02:28] And with us is Amer Al-Asem, Syria TV correspondent, live from
[00:02:32] Damascus. Welcome, Amer. Please give us more details regarding
[00:02:35] what the Central Bank of Syria announced about a documentary
[00:02:38] credit
[00:02:41] after decades of its presence for the supply deal related to oil products.
[00:02:44] Tell us
[00:02:48] the details. Yes, the Central Bank of Syria
[00:02:51] announced the implementation of the
[00:02:53] on the state treasury, to the prices circulating in first documentary credit in favor of the
[00:02:56] Syrian Oil Company in coordination with a major
[00:03:00] Turkish bank to finance
[00:03:03] the supply of an oil products deal from Saudi
[00:03:07] Aramco. This step
[00:03:11] comes 14
[00:03:14] buildings in Daraa, as it years after the implementation of the last documentary credit.
[00:03:18] Now, this has returned to work,
[00:03:21] meaning the implementation
[00:03:23] out his coup with the support of that no changes have of the documentary credit. And the
[00:03:27] bank also indicated in the statement it issued
[00:03:30] that it will continue to coordinate with the Syrian Oil
[00:03:34] of the official financial Company to develop the
[00:03:38] financial and documentary arrangements necessary
[00:03:42] of the story. To this to ensure
[00:03:45] the echoes of the 1948 Flights start from the smooth implementation of future to alleviate the burdens on deals and to ensure the maintenance of oil supplies
[00:03:48] to the Syrian market.
[00:03:52] secret negotiations with This step,
[00:03:52] is more comprehensive in other words, means that of the Umari Mosque. Syria, throughout the 14
[00:03:55] years, was able to import
[00:04:00] the burden on and retrieve
[00:04:04] but the winds blow contrary oil derivatives through
[00:04:04] a large number of international partners. But today, it has officially
[00:04:08] returned with this step to the global banking
[00:04:12] system, and this is another achievement added to the first
[00:04:15] achievement related to Saudi Aramco.
[00:04:19] Thank you very much, Amer Al-Aasi, Syria TV correspondent.
[00:04:22] You were with us from Damascus. Thank you very much.
[00:04:26] I welcome Dr. Abdel Moneim
[00:04:28] during his meeting with a delegation of Al-Halabi, academic and economic expert, with us live from Gaziantep. Welcome,
[00:04:32] Dr. Abdel Moneim. We will discuss this
[00:04:35] execution sparked anger in step from an economic perspective. How
[00:04:39] can we interpret this step? The first
[00:04:42] documentary credit in
[00:04:46] instead of 14 years to finance an oil products supply deal. This step today, what is its economic
[00:04:49] significance?
[00:04:53] Of course, it is a result of the path that began
[00:04:56] more than a year ago,
[00:04:59] and Syria implemented many measures
[00:05:03] regarding the financial situation and also regarding
[00:05:06] the banking situation.
[00:05:09] Today, when a documentary credit
[00:05:12] is opened by the Central Bank of Syria in favor of a public
[00:05:16] entity with a very large
[00:05:19] contract with Aramco to import oil,
[00:05:22] with a guarantee from one of the banks
[00:05:26] working for Aramco, which is an American bank,
[00:05:29] this is certainly
[00:05:32] not a simple piece of news
[00:05:36] contract. We are suffering from the import
[00:05:40] of oil derivatives at high prices,
[00:05:42] and there were problems you covered in the previous
[00:05:45] report that are still present and may continue in the foreseeable future.
[00:05:49] So, the sensitivity of the contract
[00:05:52] and also the intervention by
[00:05:55] Aramco and the American bank to guarantee
[00:05:59] the implementation of this contract will certainly
[00:06:03] have a direct impact, even if it
[00:06:06] is not very quick, as we
[00:06:10] might imagine. Hmm. Well, can this
[00:06:13] step be considered an indicator that
[00:06:17] the sanctions
[00:06:19] have started to disappear and that this process is being translated
[00:06:24] credit that was mentioned and announced by the
[00:06:28] bank, or how can it be interpreted at this
[00:06:31] stage? The sanctions have completely disappeared,
[00:06:34] but on the ground, actually,
[00:06:38] regarding, let's say, the implementation,
[00:06:41] the issue is certainly related to the readiness
[00:06:45] of the banking sector in Syria and the Central Bank of Syria
[00:06:48] and the confidence
[00:06:52] the Syrian economy in general. And this confidence exists under
[00:06:55] a good political cover.
[00:06:59] the Americans and with the Saudis, so this is an important
[00:07:02] cover. The issue, in every sense of the
[00:07:05] word, is the extent of the readiness of the Syrian
[00:07:08] economy, the Syrian banking sector, the Central Bank of Syria, to
[00:07:13] implement the agreements that can be concluded. And this
[00:07:16] seems to be within the framework of reliability,
[00:07:20] and it is possible to move forward, God willing. Thank you very much, Dr.
[00:07:24] Abdul Moneim Al-Halabi, academic and economic expert. You were with us from
[00:07:28] Gaziantep. Welcome.
[00:07:31] Al-Hasakah city markets
[00:07:34] confusion after some traders refrained from dealing
[00:07:38] with the old issue of the Syrian pound, following
[00:07:41] rumors about the suspension of authorized exchange companies by the Central
[00:07:45] Bank from receiving it. Syria TV correspondent reported
[00:07:48] that the disruption was reflected in market activity amidst a noticeable
[00:07:52] increase in the exchange rate of the new pound, where the selling price
[00:07:55] reached 144
[00:07:58] pounds per US dollar, compared
[00:08:00] to 148 pounds for buying, according
[00:08:05] the markets. These developments also raised concerns
[00:08:09] among citizens and traders about the impact of rumors on daily
[00:08:12] transactions and purchasing power.
[00:08:14] A member
[00:08:19] of the Executive Office for the Finance Sector in the Al-Hasakah
[00:08:22] Governorate Council, Khalid Ibrahim, denied
[00:08:25] the accuracy of circulated information regarding Tuesday being the final
[00:08:29] deadline for exchanging old Syrian currency or suspending
[00:08:32] its use. Ibrahim confirmed
[00:08:35] been issued to the adopted procedures for dealing with old
[00:08:39] currency and withdrawing it from circulation,
[00:08:42] clarifying that any amendments remain linked to decisions
[00:08:47] authorities at the national level. He also indicated
[00:08:51] that the circulated rumors caused a state of confusion
[00:08:54] among citizens and economic actors and reflected
[00:08:58] on the exchange rate of the old currency, calling
[00:09:01] for not being misled by unconfirmed
[00:09:04] information, which should be relied on
[00:09:07] exclusively from official sources.
[00:09:27] President Ahmed Al-Sharaa affirmed that Syria will largely
[00:09:31] rely on Syrian competencies who have gained experience abroad
[00:09:34] and succeeded abroad and tried to transfer
[00:09:38] the experience of success to the country,
[00:09:41] Syrian experts in the technology and innovation
[00:09:44] sector. President Al-Sharaa said that Syria has
[00:09:48] many opportunities due to its important geographical location and the lack
[00:09:52] of digital infrastructure, which allows it to benefit from the latest
[00:09:56] global advancements
[00:09:58] relying on an old infrastructure and replacing
[00:10:02] it at great cost. He also pointed out
[00:10:05] that rebuilding from scratch represents an important opportunity
[00:10:09] for Syria. He pointed out that the digital infrastructure
[00:10:12] is linked to government institutions and reconstruction projects, including
[00:10:15] housing reconstruction, explaining that digital life
[00:10:19] is involved in various
[00:10:20] aspects of life.
[00:10:28] The General Organization for Social Insurance announced
[00:10:31] the launch of two new services for notifications via
[00:10:35] short text messages as part of digital
[00:10:38] for clients. The organization clarified that the first
[00:10:42] service targets employers
[00:10:44] who are in default of paying their
[00:10:47] dues for a period of three months
[00:10:50] to alert them to the necessity of contacting the organization and settling
[00:10:53] their financial obligations. The second
[00:10:57] service covers self-employed subscribers subject
[00:11:00] to Ministerial Decision No. 778 of
[00:11:04] 2015 who are in default
[00:11:08] of payment for six months. It affirmed
[00:11:11] that the step aims to improve the quality of services and save time
[00:11:16] clients.
[00:11:22] A seminar entitled "Syria Without Drugs"
[00:11:26] was held at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Aleppo University, coinciding with
[00:11:29] World Mental Health Day. It discussed the dangers
[00:11:33] of drugs and their health, psychological, and social
[00:11:36] effects, and the importance of awareness and prevention
[00:11:39] of addiction and strengthening treatment and rehabilitation
[00:11:42] efforts. The importance of linking the Syria
[00:11:45] Without Drugs campaign with World Mental
[00:11:48] Health Day is that drugs
[00:11:51] rob people of their will and threaten
[00:11:54] their health. Today, we started a campaign within
[00:11:58] the framework of the national campaign to combat drugs, Syria Without
[00:12:02] Drugs. It began with a seminar at the Faculty of Pharmacy
[00:12:05] at Aleppo University, where we discussed the achievements of the Drug
[00:12:09] Control Branch and the services provided by the Directorate
[00:12:13] of Health, such as Ibn Khaldun Hospital. Our message
[00:12:16] is an awareness message, and we send
[00:12:19] reassurance messages to those affected that if
[00:12:22] you go to
[00:12:28] the specialized places, this will help you to reduce or remove legal accountability,
[00:12:31] and we will help you return to your
[00:12:34] normal life through the various health centers.
[00:12:37] These
[00:12:39] are heroes of the fight against drug administration. The Directorate of
[00:12:43] Antiquities and Museums announced that the results of the inspection
[00:12:46] of Al-Zahrawi Palace, the archaeological Al-Zahrawi Palace, excuse me, in
[00:12:50] Homs, showed that the works carried
[00:12:53] out or have not yet recorded any significant changes in the planning
[00:12:57] or historical architectural fabric of the palace.
[00:13:00] The Directorate also considered that the works carried out
[00:13:03] fall within maintenance and rehabilitation works
[00:13:06] and improving basic services, adding
[00:13:09] that the funding allocated for restoration
[00:13:12] was provided as a donation from the investing entity
[00:13:15] without any burden
[00:13:18] emphasizing its keenness on Syrian architectural heritage
[00:13:21] in accordance with adopted scientific and technical standards.
[00:13:29] The General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport announced
[00:13:33] the start of regular bus services between Baramkeh
[00:13:36] garages and Damascus International Airport to facilitate
[00:13:39] passengers' access to the airport. The authority
[00:13:42] indicated that the service includes providing transportation in the reverse
[00:13:46] direction, clarifying that the step aims to develop the services
[00:13:50] provided to passengers.
[00:13:53] The Civil Aviation Authority announced the start of domestic
[00:13:56] bus services from Damascus Airport to Baramkeh and from
[00:14:00] Baramkeh to Damascus Airport, in a move
[00:14:05] passengers.
[00:14:08] 6 AM until 11 AM
[00:14:12] and from 12 PM until 4 PM, and also at night
[00:14:15] there are flights starting from 10 PM
[00:14:19] until 4 AM.
[00:14:21] This step aims to alleviate
[00:14:25] passengers because these buses accommodate
[00:14:29] people and their cost is low compared
[00:14:33] to taxis. And in parallel applications
[00:14:37] to taxis, this step has just begun.
[00:14:40] We do not know the exact pricing because the buses
[00:14:44] that started operating have started on a reduced
[00:14:47] and low basis. A bus comes to here and goes to Damascus Airport, and from Damascus
[00:14:51] Airport a bus comes to here. Therefore, there is no
[00:14:55] center for departure at this moment.
[00:14:59] It is expected that the old center will be activated, or it is also
[00:15:02] expected that the Civil Aviation Authority will create
[00:15:06] a new departure center in this area allocated
[00:15:09] for transport within Damascus. Amer Aasi, Syria TV.
[00:15:13] Baramkeh is facing difficulties in the leather
[00:15:16] footwear industry in Aleppo, due to increasing production
[00:15:20] costs and competition from imported footwear,
[00:15:23] which poses challenges for artisans
[00:15:25] to continue their profession and preserve their
[00:15:29] workshops.
[00:15:33] Footwear manufacturing workshops in Aleppo are witnessing
[00:15:36] a sharp decline in a profession that the city has been known
[00:15:40] for decades, and has employed hundreds of workshops
[00:15:43] and thousands of artisans. Rising production costs, along with
[00:15:46] competition from imported products, pose
[00:15:50] challenges to this industry that threaten
[00:15:53] its survival. The difficulties we are facing are the same, nothing
[00:15:56] has changed. Electricity, high electricity prices,
[00:16:00] and on top of that, we are adding amps, and the workforce
[00:16:03] is scarce because it is not enough for the workers, their wages are low.
[00:16:07] And if we raise wages, it's not enough for us, meaning
[00:16:11] goods are expensive, everything is expensive. You pay the
[00:16:14] wages of the workers, not once did I tell him that the worker's
[00:16:18] wage is not enough for him, meaning
[00:16:21] workshop owners link rising local prices
[00:16:25] to increased costs of leather and raw
[00:16:27] materials, as well as worker wages and electricity
[00:16:31] bills, amidst long
[00:16:34] generators. In contrast, markets are flooded with
[00:16:38] imported shoes from China and Turkey at lower
[00:16:42] prices, leading to a decline in demand for local
[00:16:45] products despite their quality. I came after
[00:16:49] the liberation, I said my country is from another country.
[00:16:52] I brought my money, I brought something. We came down here to open
[00:16:55] the business, and he told me from that period until now, I'm losing
[00:16:58] the amount I brought will be finished, but the problem
[00:17:02] is that the worker doesn't agree, you bring expensive
[00:17:05] goods, and the piece goes down
[00:17:15] at the merchant's. So, this is why the theater is going backwards. Traders
[00:17:19] believe that the demand for imported shoes is not
[00:17:22] only related to price, but also
[00:17:26] to their ability to achieve better profit margins,
[00:17:29] in addition to their diversity and availability at competitive
[00:17:32] prices that meet consumer desires. Regarding
[00:17:36] foreign or national goods, people,
[00:17:39] according to their purchasing power, are asking, but most
[00:17:43] of them are asking for Chinese goods, frankly, because of their
[00:17:46] newness and clean work. National
[00:17:50] goods are a bit poor, regarding shoes,
[00:17:53] due to the lack of raw materials, machines,
[00:17:57] and improving the quality of work in factories
[00:18:01] and workshops. With the continuation of these challenges,
[00:18:04] a number of artisans were forced to close their workshops
[00:18:08] or leave the profession permanently, while the younger generation
[00:18:12] refrains from learning it, making one of Aleppo's
[00:18:15] oldest crafts face the risk of decline
[00:18:19] in local markets and its competition with foreign
[00:18:23] products.
[00:18:27] And now, dear viewers, we have reached the end of this first hour of the news tour.
[00:18:30] See you at the top of the hour.
[00:18:32] Goodbye.
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[00:20:18] From the beauty of verses and the fields of literature
[00:20:21] and memories,
[00:20:25] we travel between meanings, we narrate values
[00:20:29] and ambitions
[00:20:33] with a classic Arabic diwan
[00:20:35] and new
[00:20:37] poetry. We pluck with you the grain
[00:20:41] of the harvest and the grain of the poem,
[00:20:45] and we remain in the world of poetry.
[00:20:48] We ask you, O homes of hearts.
[00:20:52] hearts are homes.
[00:20:56] Homes of poetry on Syria TV.
[00:21:28] Mohsen
[00:21:29] al-Barazi.
[00:21:32] Mohsen al-Barazi, professor of international law
[00:21:36] at Damascus University, Arab nationalist
[00:21:39] and the first prime minister to be killed by a military
[00:21:43] coup. Mohsen al-Barazi was born in
[00:21:47] the city of Hama in 1909.
[00:21:51] He belonged to the well-known al-Barazi family in Hama,
[00:21:54] where the family owned vast
[00:21:58] land, and his father was a representative for Homs
[00:22:01] and Hama in the Ottoman Parliament.
[00:22:05] Al-Barazi studied law in France and obtained
[00:22:09] a degree in international law from the University of Lyon in
[00:22:12] 1930,
[00:22:15] after which he returned to Damascus to work as a professor at the Faculty
[00:22:18] of Law. Al-Barazi had an Arab
[00:22:22] nationalist orientation since his studies in Paris, and this was strengthened
[00:22:26] during his presence in Syria. He, along with others, founded
[00:22:30] the League of National Action in 1933.
[00:22:43] He began his official career in 1941,
[00:22:46] 1941.
[00:22:50] when he became Minister of Education. In
[00:22:52] 1943,
[00:22:56] Shukri al-Quwatli appointed him as his assistant, as
[00:23:00] al-Barazi was an expert in international affairs, calm
[00:23:03] and composed. During his work with al-Quwatli,
[00:23:06] something happened that completely changed his life's
[00:23:10] trajectory. In
[00:23:11] 1949,
[00:23:14] General Husni al-Za'im carried out the first
[00:23:17] military coup in the history of the Republic.
[00:23:21] Al-Za'im overthrew all those close to al-Quwatli
[00:23:24] except for one person: Mohsen
[00:23:27] al-Barazi.
[00:23:32] Al-Za'im appointed Mohsen al-Barazi as Prime Minister
[00:23:35] and asked him to gain Arab support for the military
[00:23:39] coup. And this is what al-Barazi did. While
[00:23:43] al-Barazi's motives for supporting al-Za'im
[00:23:46] and his coup against his friend al-Quwatli remain unknown,
[00:23:49] the political climate surrounding Syria may reveal the secrets
[00:23:53] of the matter.
[00:24:01] Syria was caught between two warring Arab
[00:24:03] camps: the Iraqi-Jordanian
[00:24:06] Hashemite on one side and the Saudi-Egyptian on the other.
[00:24:10] Al-Za'im carried
[00:24:13] al-Barazi and moved Syria towards the Saudi-Egyptian
[00:24:17] camp, where the man
[00:24:20] sought to sign an agreement to extend the Trans-Arabian
[00:24:24] Pipeline, a project that Saudi Arabia sought
[00:24:28] to transport oil to the Mediterranean through
[00:24:31] Syria. From another perspective,
[00:24:35] war were still reverberating. So,
[00:24:38] al-Za'im asked al-Barazi to hold
[00:24:42] the Israelis to reach an acceptable
[00:24:45] peace agreement, and the man was indeed able to reach
[00:24:49] an advanced stage of negotiations,
[00:24:54] to what ships desire. In August
[00:24:58] 1949,
[00:25:01] Sami al-Hinnawi and officers affiliated with the Syrian
[00:25:05] Social Nationalist Party carried out a military coup against al-Za'im
[00:25:09] and al-Barazi.
[00:25:13] Soldiers arrested Mohsen al-Barazi and transported him
[00:25:16] to an isolated area near Mezzeh prison and executed
[00:25:20] him in the field with President al-Za'im. Al-Barazi's
[00:25:25] political circles, especially since he was a professional
[00:25:29] jurist. Whatever his views, he
[00:25:32] left a good impression in the field of international law,
[00:25:36] as a professor at Damascus University, and an expert
[00:25:39] for various Syrian
[00:25:42] governments.
[00:25:55] From the beauty of verses and the fields of literature
[00:25:58] and memories.
[00:26:02] We travel between meanings, we narrate values
[00:26:05] and ambitions
[00:26:10] with a classic Arabic diwan
[00:26:12] and new
[00:26:14] poetry.
[00:26:16] We pluck with you the grain of the harvest and the grain
[00:26:19] of the poem, and we remain in the world of poetry.
[00:26:23] We ask you, O homes
[00:26:26] homes in homes.
[00:26:30] Homes of poetry
[00:26:32] on Syria TV.
[00:26:55] The spark of demonstrations in Syria
[00:26:59] started from it, and it is considered one of the oldest
[00:27:03] historical mosques. The Umari Mosque in
[00:27:06] Daraa is an archaeological icon and a religious
[00:27:10] and revolutionary symbol in Hauran, southern
[00:27:13] Syria. The Umari Mosque is considered one of
[00:27:16] the oldest first Islamic mosques. It is located in the center
[00:27:19] of Daraa al-Balad, and its construction dates back to Caliph Omar
[00:27:23] ibn al-Khattab, after whom the mosque is named. He
[00:27:26] ordered its construction when he visited the city in
[00:27:29] the year 14 AH. And overseen
[00:27:35] of companions, including Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
[00:27:38] and Muadh ibn Jabal. The mosque witnessed multiple
[00:27:42] architectural stages. Its
[00:27:44] beginnings date back to the Rashidun era, and the mosque
[00:27:48] witnessed the second stage
[00:27:51] the Umayyad era. The third
[00:27:54] and final stage was in the year
[00:27:57] 651
[00:27:59] AH, during the Ayyubid era.
[00:28:03] The mosque is dominated by pre-Islamic architecture
[00:28:06] due to its antiquity, as it was built on
[00:28:09] the ruins of a pagan temple in the style
[00:28:12] of mosques that were built during the era of the Rashidun
[00:28:15] Caliphs. The Umari Mosque maintained
[00:28:19] its old form until modern renovation
[00:28:23] operations changed some of its old features.
[00:28:26] However, these renovations
[00:28:30] and modifications did not affect its minaret
[00:28:33] and its southern facade. The
[00:28:36] mosque, in its modern plan, became a miniature
[00:28:39] replica of the Umayyad Mosque
[00:28:42] in Damascus, in terms of its beautiful
[00:28:46] arcades, and a spacious area
[00:28:49] for prayer, and an open courtyard,
[00:28:53] and a towering minaret.
[00:28:56] The mosque has three main gates, the largest
[00:29:00] of which is the northern gate, opening to the internal
[00:29:03] arcades of the mosque. The western and eastern
[00:29:07] gates open
[00:29:10] outwards. The mosque's roof
[00:29:13] resembles the old
[00:29:17] rests on stone arches, followed
[00:29:20] in reverse by prominent supports from
[00:29:23] each side, and then more prominent
[00:29:26] beams to connect the supports and cover
[00:29:30] the gaps.
[00:29:33] The mosque is considered a symbol of the Syrian revolution,
[00:29:37] as the first demonstrations in 2011
[00:29:40] started from it,
[00:29:43] and Sheikh Ahmed Al-Siyasneh called for demonstrations
[00:29:47] against the overthrown Assad regime from the pulpit
[00:29:51] On April 13, 2013,
[00:29:55] the mosque was subjected to an attack by the overthrown Syrian
[00:29:58] regime, which led to the collapse of its minaret,
[00:30:03] which was later rebuilt
[00:30:06] and the rest of the mosque's parts
[00:30:09] were maintained to remain an archaeological
[00:30:13] landmark and a revolutionary symbol
[00:30:16] throughout history.
[00:30:29] Welcome to this news bulletin from Syria TV. And the headlines
[00:30:33] are as follows: Foreign Minister
[00:30:36] Asaad Al-Shaibani arrives in the Qatari capital, Doha,
[00:30:40] for
[00:30:41] discussions.
[00:30:44] Crisis in Al-Hasakah city markets and a rise in currency
[00:30:48] exchange rates due to traders refusing to deal with the old
[00:30:52] currency.
[00:30:55] Members of the People's Assembly make their first official visit
[00:30:58] to the areas.