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00:00:00move the economic wheel to invite foreign
00:00:03investments for Syria's openness and its involvement
00:00:07in the global economic community
00:00:10after it was completely isolated and completely cut off. But
00:00:14this, at the same time, needs a political openness that the Syrian
00:00:18arrangements related to government was working on. This needs to spread security and stability
00:00:20at the security level, prevent militias,
00:00:23prevent factionalism and the state of non-state
00:00:27entities. We saw, for example,
00:00:28Syria affect that the government first began by dissolving all
00:00:31organizations and all factions, even if they were revolutionary factions, even if they
00:00:35are part of the Syrian government today, but there is no place for factionalism. At the same
00:00:39time, in the same way, Qasd called
00:00:43for complete integration. Perhaps
00:00:45Arab Republic, Palace of Justice, because it does not some skirmishes occurred, but in the end, national solution
00:00:48and stability in the future does not need compliments. It needs
00:00:51a decisive decision from the Syrian government
00:00:54for full institutionalization.
00:00:58to its directorates in And this is what we found that it is in continuous steps. This included the re-formation of military
00:01:01teams and military corps, and this was perhaps also a subject
00:01:05of discussion between the two foreign ministers on the internal
00:01:08structure of the army and security institutions fully supported by
00:01:12Turkey. Also supported
00:01:14that this connecting line between are the economy and railways. So your question is that economic security is part of
00:01:18to match the academic certificate with general security and political security and international relations. It
00:01:22is now part if
00:01:25these security measures
00:01:29are implemented, there will be encouragement
00:01:32for investments and success for discussions
00:01:35about railway plans and ports and trade routes.
00:01:38This will move the economic wheel and thus also
00:01:42it will enhance the security we are talking about, the security of individuals and the security
00:01:46of facilities. The recruitment situation
00:01:49of education in the that the terrorist organization ISIS, for example, relied on, relies on
00:01:52becoming redundant in poverty, relies on unemployment, relies on ignorance. Today, with the movement
00:01:55of the economic wheel in Syria, there is better
00:01:58relations, building relations between Syria and education, there is a better standard of living, there are jobs and there are investments.
00:02:03the ministry. This Recruitment to extremist organizations and terrorist organizations will be
00:02:05much harder and combating these organizations will become better
00:02:09and easier. There is a real partnership today between Syria and
00:02:14teaching staff starting from the countries supporting stability, led by Turkey, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Saudi
00:02:18Arabia, Jordan, and the European Union countries, because there are mutual
00:02:21Joining us here in gains from the security and stability of Syria, and the security and stability of the entire region. Previously,
00:02:25the defunct Assad regime, the bombings it was causing in
00:02:28Syria, its fragments reached Spain, all European Union
00:02:33countries, all Gulf Arab countries, all over the world.
00:02:35will not be repeated, because in the end, Captagon, refugees, migrants,
00:02:40active at the Syrian terrorist organizations, terrorism, and actions, he excelled in
00:02:43trafficking in crises worldwide. Today, the new
00:02:47Hezbollah must ultimately Syria, the new Syria is the axis of security and stability in the region,
00:02:50and thus it offers new opportunities. Is the path rosy
00:02:54and there are no obstacles at all? No, Iran is trying to
00:02:57reinvest in chaos again, to mobilize militias
00:03:01and sub-state systems from Iraq or Lebanon. There is
00:03:04also Israel, which means it doesn't want Iran
00:03:08on its borders, but at the same time, it
00:03:11all contractors, through this doesn't want this strong, healthy, and prosperous axis, and trade routes from
00:03:16what is more than coordination with the Gulf to Syria through the Mediterranean or through Turkey
00:03:19in the to Europe. In the end, it wants to revive its dream of the Haifa
00:03:22road. It also wants
00:03:25for the contract Syria to be a weak and fragmented state. It wants
00:03:28Syria to be able
00:03:30to prevent Iran's return to the region and its borders, but it does not
00:03:34want Syria to be a strong state or a single institutional army. Therefore,
00:03:38it still invests in chaos in Sweida, for example.
00:03:41And I say that the Sweida crisis is moving towards a solution.
00:03:44Qasd is moving towards complete integration. Why?
00:03:48at a higher degree Because the decision for the security and stability of the region
00:03:51the partner countries in and the entire region, starting from the security and stability of Syria, is an international decision. It is a decision
00:03:55that most global
00:03:57and the countries that try not to powers agree upon, which were very much concerned
00:04:00with ending the crisis of chaos spreading from Syria to the whole world
00:04:04and disrupting all interests. Yes, allow us, dear professor, Mr.
00:04:08Wael, to welcome Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Omar, the political analyst,
00:04:11our guest from Damascus. Welcome Mr. Abdul
00:04:14Karim to the Syrian News Channel. My guest
00:04:18spoke a little while ago about
00:04:22try to circumvent this the security concern, about
00:04:23from the Popular Mobilization the necessity of stability, a common interest not
00:04:26only between
00:04:29of Syria is part of Syria and Turkey, but for all countries in the region. Today,
00:04:31the stability of Syria means the stability of the entire
00:04:33for contractors with region. To what what will also perhaps reflect extent did this meeting
00:04:37perhaps
00:04:38perhaps some are unable enhance the integration of the SDF
00:04:42we had more and, meaning, end the pending issues in
00:04:45Syria? Yes, my greetings to you, Professor Ammar, and to your guest,
00:04:48Professor Wael, and to the
00:04:51concluded for the benefit of the work available in viewers. Of course, this visit comes after the visit
00:04:55of President Jervan Barzani to Damascus
00:04:58and the meeting that took place between President Ahmed
00:05:01Al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi and the talk about
00:05:05integrating the remaining SDF institutions or what
00:05:08messages that carried a kind remains of them finally within the Syrian
00:05:11state. There is no doubt that the two sides, meaning the Foreign
00:05:15Minister, His Excellency the Foreign Minister Al-Shaibani and the Turkish
00:05:18one, will discuss ways during this visit
00:05:21and the meeting that also took place between President Al-Sharaa
00:05:24and Mazloum Abdi and
00:05:27the issue of ending all
00:05:30the North. What can Turkey offer
00:05:34in this regard? Yes, there is no doubt that Turkey, as
00:05:38my friend Wael mentioned, is a primary supporter of Syria's
00:05:41stability, Syria's security, and keeping some
00:05:45pockets here or there outside the state or, meaning,
00:05:48some incidents that sometimes happen in eastern Syria
00:05:51by removing, for example, a sign that says the Syrian
00:05:57write in the Kurdish language. These incidents,
00:06:00or lowering the Syrian state flag, in the end, this
00:06:04is an unusual incident, not a security one, and therefore
00:06:07it is not in Syria's interest to continue such a situation, and it is not in
00:06:11Turkey's interest. In the end, Turkey, the sister Arab countries, the United
00:06:15States of America, want the stability of Syria,
00:06:18and the stability of Syria does not only mean that the security
00:06:22situation is good. Yes, there is a priority for the security
00:06:24situation in Syria for the Syrian government. It is at the top
00:06:28of the priorities because the security stability of the state means political
00:06:31stability, means economic stability.
00:06:34As a result, no state establishes relations or restores diplomatic
00:06:38and commercial relations, and construction
00:06:40companies and so on, if there is
00:06:44a weapon outside the state's control or an area outside
00:06:48the state's control, or incidents occur
00:06:51here or there. In the end, every state
00:06:54seeks to start, meaning first, with a stable
00:06:58and sustainable security situation, because a stable
00:07:01security situation means a stable political
00:07:05situation, and therefore an economic situation. And
00:07:07this will build
00:07:11other countries, whether at the regional level or the global
00:07:14level. And it is in Turkey's interest, after
00:07:18what was previously the Syrian regime, always a factor
00:07:21of instability and a threat
00:07:24to it through the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
00:07:27I mean, we all remember what happened in 1998
00:07:30and the threats that occurred when
00:07:34Suleyman Demirel was President of Turkey and threatened Syria
00:07:37with invasion in 1999.
00:07:39Yes, with the beginning of 1999, two months before 1999, approximately.
00:07:43And therefore, this situation today
00:07:48Syria's stability and Syria's security are
00:07:51Turkey's security and stability. Syria is no longer
00:07:54that country that harbors elements
00:07:57that sometimes threaten Iraq, sometimes
00:08:01threaten Jordan, and sometimes threaten Turkey. Today,
00:08:04the Syrian relationship with the regional environment and the
00:08:08Arab and international environment is based on
00:08:11a fundamental principle: that the security of Syria is the security of these countries, and the security of these
00:08:15countries is the security of Syria. Therefore, we see this openness to
00:08:19Syria. Syria is no longer as it was in the past, under the defunct
00:08:22regime, carrying slogans
00:08:26or harboring groups that threaten the security
00:08:30of these countries. Quite the opposite, because the principle that Syria follows
00:08:34is building relations based on mutual
00:08:36respect, on equal relations based on respect for
00:08:40common interests and preserving Syria's independence
00:08:44and its independence and the stability of these countries.
00:08:47Welcome back to us, Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Omar, political
00:08:51analyst, our guest on Syria Tonight. You
00:08:54said that security coordination
00:08:58or security cooperation between the two sides
00:09:01could lead to economic
00:09:04and political coordination and have repercussions, as
00:09:08you mentioned. But regarding the arrangement of these
00:09:10priorities, how will we see these
00:09:13effects materialize whether in Syria, which is not the sole beneficiary,
00:09:17or in Turkey? And there were also
00:09:21attempts through the announcement of similar councils, for example,
00:09:24with Lebanon, with Jordan, from Syria.
00:09:27Indeed, there is no doubt that President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, or His Excellency
00:09:30the President, always speaks in every press interview we
00:09:34listen to about economic projects, about the desire to build
00:09:37relations.
00:09:39I mean, who would have
00:09:42expected, who would have expected that the new Syria,
00:09:45especially since there were militias that fought from
00:09:49Iraq, fought the Syrian people alongside Bashar al-Assad's regime? Who would have
00:09:53expected to find this relationship and this openness between
00:09:56Iraq and Syria after the fall of Bashar
00:10:00al-Assad's regime? Less than two weeks later, I believe, the head of Iraqi intelligence
00:10:04sent messages and there were mutual contacts between the Syrian
00:10:07and Iraqi sides, because in the end, there was
00:10:10a discourse
00:10:13adopted by the Syrian leadership, President Al-Sharaa, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "zero
00:10:17problems" and
00:10:21of positivity, and great positivity, to everyone, even those who
00:10:25were enemies of Syria, meaning in Lebanon and in
00:10:29Iraq. Therefore, today we find the economic relationship with
00:10:32Iraq is good. Syria has returned to being, as
00:10:35it was for many years, a passage
00:10:38for Iraqi oil tankers
00:10:41and for Iraqis. And similarly, efforts may be made to reactivate
00:10:45the Kirkuk - Baniyas
00:10:48pipeline. Also, Lebanon. The agreements that were
00:10:52signed with the Lebanese government, and the visit of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and the visit of the Foreign
00:10:55Minister with Jordan, similarly with Turkey.
00:10:58Today, there is a clear Syrian desire
00:11:01for the relationship with these countries not to be
00:11:04just an economic relationship, not just contacts
00:11:08and visits. In the end, this does not benefit the peoples of these countries
00:11:12or Syria. Rather, these contacts
00:11:15and these messages should have
00:11:18something tangible on the ground that benefits
00:11:22Syrians and Syria in particular, first and foremost, because
00:11:25Syria has emerged from a 14-year conflict, revolution, and war,
00:11:29and it is a devastated country that is still, even at this moment,
00:11:32after a year and months, shaking off the
00:11:35dust and destruction. Therefore, this
00:11:39is, first and foremost, these projects, these ideas that
00:11:42President Al-Sharaa puts forward, and also the visits that take
00:11:46place between Syria and Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and also
00:11:50the Gulf states. It is very clear that
00:11:53there is an economic desire or a project carried
00:11:57by President Al-Sharaa that does not only target Syria, but also the countries of the region, starting from
00:12:00the Gulf states, reaching Turkey, reaching
00:12:03Europe. And this in the end, these projects will
00:12:06not happen if the region is not in harmony
00:12:09and peace, in tranquility. There should be no war, no commotion, as
00:12:13Israel does, for example, by bombing or invading
00:12:17some areas in southern Syria from time to time, or some
00:12:20of the incidents, the failure of the SDF to fully integrate, some
00:12:24of its institutions are still outside the Syrian state's control,
00:12:27or the Iranian-American war.
00:12:30In the end, this region, there is a clear economic project
00:12:34for the region. Syria will be the essential and main part of
00:12:38it because it is a passage and it is a link between
00:12:41Asia and Europe. And therefore,
00:12:44all these, this visit by His Excellency the
00:12:47Foreign Minister to Turkey, the ideas that
00:12:50Turkey offers, the joint councils, which are of importance. We
00:12:54do not want, I mean, no one today, as was the case during the defunct
00:12:57era, that there are many Lebanese, Syrian, and Turkish
00:13:00councils, and there are councils that undoubtedly will be
00:13:05level, at the Turkish, Iraqi, etc. level, and will move
00:13:09in all directions, politically, economically, and socially,
00:13:12and benefits will accrue and positive effects will be
00:13:15felt in Syria first and in the Arab and regional
00:13:19surroundings. Yes, Professor Abdul Karim, you raised several important
00:13:22points, frankly. I will try to convey some of these points
00:13:25to Professor Wael. Professor Wael,
00:13:27it is very clear that Syria has now transformed from a rogue
00:13:31state run like a gang, like a mafia
00:13:35extorting neighboring countries and others, and exporting
00:13:38crises to a state that is now one of the main
00:13:42pillars of stability
00:13:44region. Mr. Al-Shaibani, His Excellency
00:13:48the Minister, also spoke about avoiding
00:13:51open conflict. We are now facing almost a regional war.
00:13:55And he also spoke, and it was not absent from his mind, this is a remarkable point,
00:13:58the Arab Gulf, and he said that the Arab Gulf should not be subjected
00:14:02to any attacks. Are we at a higher level
00:14:05of coordination? It is clear that there is coordination today between Syria
00:14:09and Turkey and the Gulf states. Are we
00:14:13of coordination, perhaps? Certainly, with the continuous
00:14:16threats, whether from Israel or from
00:14:19Iran,
00:14:22get involved in these open wars
00:14:25and transient crises,
00:14:28these will ultimately face consequences and
00:14:32repercussions. I mean, missiles are falling on Jordan,
00:14:35direct aggression is happening against
00:14:39the Arab Gulf states. There is a direct threat today,
00:14:42for example, Kuwait fears
00:14:45and perceives
00:14:48Forces militias in Iraq. It is inevitable that
00:14:52the relationship between the countries that we call partners
00:14:55in stability, investors in stability: Turkey,
00:14:58Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Gulf states,
00:15:01must be greater than a relationship of mere coordination and a statement
00:15:05of solidarity, perhaps after a while, to
00:15:09an alliance between There is certainly an alliance today
00:15:12between Syria and Turkey. The statements
00:15:15of the President, the statements of the Turkish Foreign
00:15:18Minister, and before him, statements from the Turkish
00:15:21President that the security and stability of Aleppo, and the security and stability
00:15:25of Damascus, and the security and stability of Latakia and Homs, are the security
00:15:28and stability of Istanbul, Gaziantep, Urfa, and Bursa.
00:15:31So, this situation is a logical
00:15:35situation, and an objectively
00:15:38observed situation. We have seen repercussions for more than ten
00:15:42years due to the lack of security and stability in Syria
00:15:46on other countries in the region. Yes, today, if any internal
00:15:49or external problem occurs in Syria,
00:15:53the security and stability and national security of Turkey are concerned.
00:15:57Therefore, today, in plain terms, the Turkish Foreign Minister says
00:16:01that Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Israeli attacks in
00:16:06Turkish national security. This is certainly true. Also,
00:16:09today, regarding the security and stability of Syria, the blows that
00:16:13the Arab Gulf states, Kuwait, the Emirates, and Qatar, receive, the harm
00:16:17that Saudi Arabia receives, the missiles that
00:16:20fall on Jordan, all of this affects the security and stability of Syria,
00:16:23affects the project of political transition that
00:16:27all these countries want to succeed in Syria, because it will be
00:16:31the safety valve for the entire
00:16:33region to transition from a region exporting
00:16:37crises and receiving crises in the Syrian perimeter countries and in Europe
00:16:40to countries with great opportunities for development
00:16:44and prosperity. Today, we see that
00:16:47the European Union countries have realized
00:16:52the Arab Gulf to Syria to Turkey is indispensable
00:16:55for energy security, energy sources, and energy routes,
00:16:59because the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the open
00:17:02wars. Okay. The American
00:17:05war Iran is still able to mobilize its proxies in Iraq and Lebanon. Therefore, the transition that
00:17:20took place in Syria
00:17:23and succeeded to a very large extent in Syria was preceded
00:17:27by foundations laid in
00:17:30many ways, certainly. But this transition that
00:17:33is happening, and strengthening the state
00:17:36at the expense of sub-state systems, and expelling militias
00:17:40that work for Iranian agendas, and completely dismantling
00:17:44them and disarming any party other than the state, the state's
00:17:47monopoly on violence and the use of violence and the use of force, this
00:17:51happened in Syria and is ongoing. But
00:17:54for the security and stability of the region, it must happen in Lebanon and it must happen in Iraq.
00:17:58And this is not related to Syria, meaning its success is not only linked to the security
00:18:02and stability of Syria and the success of the experience in Syria, but to the security and stability
00:18:06of the entire region. And the biggest helper for that
00:18:09and the biggest role will be Syria, it will be Syria, and the
00:18:12contagion will spread. Therefore, we notice today the coordination, for example, between
00:18:16the Syrian government and the Lebanese government and strengthening
00:18:19the Lebanese government and assisting it to disarm Hezbollah.
00:18:25be forced to abandon weapons and
00:18:29that all weapons and power be in the hands of the state. The Iraqi militias
00:18:32are also a case of sub-state systems in the Iraqi Popular Mobilization
00:18:36Forces. Therefore, the visit of the President of the Kurdistan
00:18:39Region of Iraq to Damascus, therefore the visit today
00:18:42of the Syrian Foreign Minister to Ankara, therefore the meetings between
00:18:46the Lebanese government and the Syrian government, therefore all the Gulf states
00:18:50today are working on
00:18:53the Syrian government, because today
00:18:56the joint defense of the security and stability of the region
00:18:59is shared by all these capitals from Erbil
00:19:03to Ankara to Beirut to Damascus
00:19:06and Baghdad. And to the capitals of all Arab
00:19:10countries: Amman, Riyadh, Doha, and all
00:19:13the Arab Gulf. One security and stability.
00:19:16Today, in plain terms, the Turkish Foreign Minister says
00:19:19that the security and stability of Damascus and Aleppo is the security
00:19:22and stability of Gaziantep and Istanbul. So,
00:19:25the relationship between
00:19:29stability and in investing in stability goes beyond
00:19:32the issue of statements and joint coordination
00:19:36to a true partnership, and therefore what does partnership entail?
00:19:39It entails putting in effort. Therefore, today, we find that Turkey is one of the biggest
00:19:43supporters of building a professional military
00:19:46and security institution that can defend Syrian citizens and
00:19:49Syrian facilities against organizations, against terrorism,
00:19:52and against the various factions that
00:19:56try not to integrate or
00:20:00issue or are linked to Iranian agendas. Today,
00:20:03supporting the security and stability
00:20:08on the stability of the region and economic stability. We
00:20:12have not talked much about economic stability and development
00:20:15not only in Syria but will also reflect on the entire region. I wish
00:20:20time to benefit from your presence more, but time has
00:20:24run out completely. We apologize to you and thank you very much
00:20:27for your presence, Professor Wael Alwan, researcher at the Jusoor for Studies
00:20:31Center. Thank you.
00:20:35Yes, and also,
00:20:38special thanks to Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Omar,
00:20:41political analyst and our dear guest from Damascus. Thank you
00:20:45very much, Professor Abdul
00:20:46Karim.
00:20:56The Ministry of Education issued a circular to
00:20:59its directorates in the governorates to pay the monthly wages
00:21:03due for the months of July and August
00:21:06to contracted employees in renewed
00:21:08teaching positions or those whose contracts were renewed,
00:21:12in order to guarantee their financial rights and
00:21:16regularize their status in accordance with the applicable regulations.
00:21:20The ministry stated that the circular was issued to ensure
00:21:23the rights of contracted employees, explaining that the non-termination
00:21:26of contracts is considered an implicit extension
00:21:30of previous contracts in terms of the resulting
00:21:33effects and rights,
00:21:36especially the entitlement to wages for the months
00:21:39of July and August.
00:21:43A new circular was issued by the Ministry of Education
00:21:48the governorates, confirming that the financial rights
00:21:51of contracted employees are protected, and that the wages
00:21:54for the months of July and August will be paid to employees
00:21:58whose contracts have been renewed. The circular stipulates
00:22:01the payment of wages due for the months of July and August
00:22:04to employees in teaching positions whose contracts
00:22:08have been renewed. In a step that the ministry said comes
00:22:11to ensure the rights of contracted employees
00:22:14and regularize their status in accordance
00:22:17with the applicable regulations. The ministry explained that
00:22:20the non-termination of contracts is considered an implicit extension
00:22:24of previous contracts with all the resulting effects
00:22:28and rights, and foremost among them is the entitlement
00:22:31to wages for the months of July and August. It stated that
00:22:34the lists of those included in the renewal were approved by the directorates
00:22:39governorates according to the approved conditions and regulations,
00:22:42calling on anyone who faces a problem in
00:22:46receiving their dues to contact the Directorate of Education
00:22:50in their governorate or
00:22:53circular comes after the ministry's decision issued on the
00:22:5628th of last July, which
00:22:59stipulated the renewal of contracts for contracted
00:23:04the first of September
00:23:062026.
00:23:11the studio is Professor Abdul Karim Al-Qadri, Director of Administrative
00:23:15Development at the Ministry of Education. Welcome, Professor Abdul Karim.
00:23:19Welcome. So let's clarify this news for the viewers
00:23:23regarding the contractors and their return to the ministry's
00:23:26staff. Okay,
00:23:30they originally didn't leave the ministry's staff, but
00:23:33their contract ended, and
00:23:37there were conditions for renewing the contract, of course,
00:23:40in order to correct the course
00:23:43of the contract so that it becomes
00:23:47I mean, the
00:23:50contract. There were many
00:23:53violations in the contract. So the ministry
00:23:57issued instructions. These
00:24:00instructions, most importantly, are
00:24:03that the contract should be in the place of the original
00:24:06contract because many contracts were not in
00:24:10their original places. Also, the second condition
00:24:15was that
00:24:18the contract be according to need. So
00:24:22if we need the contract, it is renewed.
00:24:25Also,
00:24:26matching
00:24:30the certificate they hold
00:24:32with the vacant position. There were many
00:24:35violations, in addition to
00:24:39passing a competition, and we know that many
00:24:42of the 23 and 21 contracts, and the 18
00:24:46contracts, whoever passed this competition, his contract
00:24:49is renewed. The ministry issued
00:24:52a decision to receive applications from contractors for
00:24:55contract renewal. Around 325,000
00:24:59contracts were submitted. 31,800
00:25:02contracts were renewed out of these
00:25:05contracts. Of course, the
00:25:09decision to renew was effective
00:25:12from September 1st,
00:25:16with the beginning of the academic year. So there was an uproar about the two
00:25:20months, whether they are entitled
00:25:23to the holiday, whether they are entitled. We
00:25:26are sure that whoever has their
00:25:30contract renewed is entitled to these monthly salaries because we did not originally terminate their
00:25:34contract. The decision was for June
00:25:3730th, but we did not issue a decision to terminate the contract, but it
00:25:41remained continuous. So
00:25:43he is entitled
00:25:46to his salary for July and August. Yes, July and August. So,
00:25:50those entitled to these two
00:25:53salaries are all those whose contracts were renewed.
00:25:57More than 30,000 contracts were renewed, approximately
00:25:5931. So when will the salaries for these two
00:26:03months start arriving, approximately? Currently, we have finished
00:26:06reviewing the files. We will send the files
00:26:10to the directors of the financial directorate
00:26:14to pay their salaries directly. Yes,
00:26:17Professor, what is the mechanism
00:26:21for receiving these salaries? How
00:26:23will it be? To clarify more, perhaps
00:26:26for the contractors. Whoever has their
00:26:30contract renewed will receive their
00:26:32salary, God willing, during
00:26:36the coming weeks. Exactly.
00:26:39The financial directorate of the Ministry of
00:26:43Education shared the lists of names today for
00:26:46salary disbursement. Yes. As for settling
00:26:50the status, does it apply to the new conditions
00:26:53added for renewing their contracts,
00:26:57and we are talking about a large number, thousands, tens of thousands?
00:27:00Does this mean it includes settling only financial statuses, or
00:27:04are there other statuses that have undergone changes that we can
00:27:08point to? Exactly. Some
00:27:11of those whose
00:27:15contracts were not renewed are asking. When we said
00:27:20the specialization,
00:27:23unfortunately, during In previous competitions,
00:27:26there were doctors and pharmacists with educational contracts. Is it permissible
00:27:30for a doctor to enter?
00:27:34This is a big تجاوز. This تجاوز. These are among the cases where contracts were terminated. Also,
00:27:38secretaries, also business administration.
00:27:42These violations have been rectified.
00:27:45Also, whoever
00:27:48was transferred from his workplace
00:27:51to another workplace,
00:27:55the place he was transferred to, we returned him
00:27:58to his original contract and his original place. Why? Because
00:28:03it is permissible to transfer him, or one of the conditions of the contract is that
00:28:06the contract, we contract with him for the benefit of the region or the vacancy
00:28:10that he is applying for.
00:28:12These are some of the matters that have been
00:28:16settled. This matter will be annual, meaning renewal
00:28:19of contracts automatically unless the contract is terminated
00:28:22by you, God willing. After settling these situations,
00:28:26it will be renewed annually because
00:28:30we need these and especially since we are, God willing, currently working on
00:28:36coordinating with the Ministry of Development to issue a competition to fill
00:28:39new vacancies at the Ministry of Education. Also, there are those who ask
00:28:43whether we will remain only contract workers
00:28:46or if there are conditions or a study by you, perhaps
00:28:50to fix some contracts with certain conditions, for example. Exactly. We are now facing
00:28:53two situations. Fixing is not
00:28:57within the authority of the Ministry of Education. Good.
00:29:01But either it is done by decree
00:29:03or we wait until the new Civil Service Law
00:29:07is approved in the People's Assembly,
00:29:10and
00:29:14law, will have their situations settled and will be appointed, God willing.
00:29:17Okay, Professor Abdul Karim, since you
00:29:20are talking about the enforced laws and there is a draft,
00:29:22perhaps you are about to submit it to the People's
00:29:26Assembly. The Ministry of Development, the Ministry of Development, the Ministry of Development is the one
00:29:30that submits it. So the ministry is just.
00:29:37But you have an overview of the clauses or updates that will be made to the previous enforced laws that belong to the defunct regime.
00:29:40Exactly. Regarding the contract, we reviewed the contract concluded
00:29:44between the contractors. Unfortunately,
00:29:47one of the conditions of the contract with the contractors is
00:29:50that they should not demand permanent employment. But we are
00:29:54sure that after the issuance of the new Civil Service Law, there will be
00:29:58permanent employment for those who deserve it. They will be appointed,
00:30:02God willing. So can we talk about
00:30:05salaries? Are they similar to the salaries
00:30:09of those currently permanently employed? The contract is treated
00:30:12like a permanent employee. They have, did they enter
00:30:15into the qualitative increase? The qualitative increase. They entered into the qualitative increase,
00:30:19and they take their full rights
00:30:22as permanent employees. Okay, regarding
00:30:25transfer issues, and perhaps there are also thousands who have been transferred, and because
00:30:29you know the years of the revolution and internal displacement
00:30:32for transfer, and this is also the same
00:30:36the ministry. When they return again,
00:30:41to return to the same vacant position. Are there
00:30:44requests that you might accept in this regard? Also,
00:30:47currently, because the contract cannot be transferred,
00:30:50because the contract was
00:30:54the province with which the contract was concluded. But, in case
00:30:58of permanent employment, we know the law
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