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00:00:00to the state in general, frankly,
00:00:03the most dangerous
00:00:05of the most dangerous types of corruption is when corruption
00:00:09becomes, as it was previously, that corruption becomes
00:00:12a custom or or something recognized
00:00:17River. Of course, this and legalized in the state or adopted. Previously, the system was adopted
00:00:21from the top of the pyramid in the state, and we are
00:00:24going down. So how was an employee or
00:00:28or a police officer whose salary exceeded 20 to
00:00:3140 dollars? So this is a systematic
00:00:35corruption that is not enough for a day or two days.
00:00:39As long as there
00:00:42is a body
00:00:46that works and its brothers
00:00:48Hama Governorate. This are in administrative positions and
00:00:52they carry this concern and all of them strive
00:00:54to fight corruption, then God willing, we are moving
00:00:58in the right direction. Of course, the oversight bodies
00:01:02represent
00:01:04to speed up operations an immune system that
00:01:07detects the defect and sends
00:01:10warnings and
00:01:12need equipment, messages to the judge in the state
00:01:16to address this defect in case it occurs.
00:01:20I sometimes feel that some Yes, well, Mr. Talib, with a final question, please, where does Syria stand today in
00:01:24the path of implementing or applying the provisions
00:01:27of the Arab Agreement to combat
00:01:30both the legislative
00:01:32and executive levels? Yes. I expect that in the legislative
00:01:36framework, the coming months, God willing,
00:01:39after, I expect there will be cooperation with the People's Assembly in issuing
00:01:43a set of legislations
00:01:46bird that is accustomed to living in that would give wide powers to this body that
00:01:49I expect or that I personally consider to be one of
00:01:53it feels as if it knows the most important executive and central bodies in the new
00:01:57and thank you for era in the new Syria, God willing. So, therefore. The legislative
00:02:00aspect is an aspect that I expect, God willing, days or
00:02:03months, if we want to extend the time period, but at
00:02:07the executive level, this is a matter that, frankly, we all realize
00:02:10that any state always puts , it tells you the five-year plan or
00:02:15September of this the 2020 or 2030 plan. I expect Syria is not
00:02:17the country that is prepared, frankly, in all respects, to
00:02:21fight corruption or to address all the administrative,
00:02:24legal,
00:02:27the governorate, connecting financial
00:02:28the city with the countryside and even royal and other crises, and the relationship of institutions
00:02:31to each other in a very
00:02:35it will be in short period. I expect this matter may take Syria approximately five to
00:02:40gave his instructions to accelerate ten years until we see Syria, God
00:02:40is smarter than the people. The people proved to be smarter than willing, within the framework of the countries that are classified, God willing, in
00:02:44the global indicators for corruption perceptions, like those reached
00:02:47by the UAE, which ranked
00:02:5021st, or Qatar, 24th, God willing, God willing.
00:02:54Dr. Talib Al-Dghaima, the academic and researcher in our Syrian channel, was with us from
00:02:58Doha. Thank you very much. Thanks are also extended
00:03:01and they were even close to
00:03:20Welcome back. of debris The Governor of Deir ez-Zor, Ziyad Al-Ayesh,
00:03:24discussed with the Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mustafa Abdel
00:03:27Razzaq, infrastructure projects,
00:03:30road projects in the governorate, and completion
00:03:34rates, as well as
00:03:36of emergency, I mean, all of this ways to enhance and overcome obstacles and accelerate the pace
00:03:40of their implementation.
00:03:44In Deir ez-Zor,
00:03:46The stability of Syria today the devastated governorate, where the Euphrates
00:03:49River forms a lifeline for life and movement,
00:03:53the rehabilitation of roads and bridges appears
00:03:55to be an essential part of restoring movement between the governorate's regions
00:03:59and enhancing its recovery factors.
00:04:02Years of damage to the infrastructure
00:04:06due to the shelling of the former regime, in addition to the additional
00:04:09damage caused by the recent floods, have made the rehabilitation
00:04:13of the road and bridge network a service and development
00:04:16challenge that requires urgent solutions and sustainable
00:04:20projects. The Governor of Deir ez-Zor, Ziyad
00:04:25the port of Tartus. Al-Ayesh, discussed with the Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mustafa Abdel Razzaq, the status
00:04:29of infrastructure road projects in the governorate,
00:04:32and Deir ez-Zor. This their completion rates, and ways to overcome
00:04:36the state's duties to obstacles and accelerate the pace of implementation. The meeting also covered
00:04:40the follow-up of maintenance and construction work on
00:04:48engineering consultant, was with us from the rehabilitation operations bridges connecting to the two banks of the Euphrates River, which contributes to facilitating the movement of residents and their transit between
00:04:52on rehabilitation deliver regions and towns. The Ministry of Local Administration and Emergency Affairs had previously
00:04:56indicated in former government plans that a large number of roads,
00:05:00bridges, and the need to rehabilitate vital axes connecting
00:05:03the governorate
00:05:05and these programs depend on to its surroundings and to the Iraqi borders,
00:05:08which accelerates the pace of development and reconstruction in all
00:05:13of them. Certainly, Syria will not rise without
00:05:16Deir ez-Zor, and the development of this
00:05:19governorate will open a door for development in all eastern
00:05:22regions, which are considered a large
00:05:26food basket and an area that contains a large
00:05:29reserve of natural
00:05:31and human resources.
00:05:33To talk more about this, we are joined in the studio by Mr.
00:05:37Hammadi Al-Saleh, a member of the Damascus Engineers Syndicate. Welcome.
00:05:40We are also joined by telephone by Mr. Nahil Zarba, an
00:05:44architectural engineering consultant from Latakia. Welcome
00:05:47to you too. Let me start with you, Mr. Hammadi,
00:05:51before we talk about the meeting that brought
00:05:55together the Governor of Deir ez-Zor and the Minister of Housing.
00:05:58Do I know, I mean, the infrastructure in Deir ez-Zor, what does
00:06:02it also need during the coming period, essentially
00:06:05and, I mean, faster
00:06:07than other things? Of course, the infrastructure was heavily worked on by
00:06:11the former regime, especially the road network.
00:06:15The road network in all of Syria is, of course, dilapidated,
00:06:18especially the city of Deir ez-Zor.
00:06:21They destroyed bridges and roads,
00:06:25so the infrastructure of the city of Deir ez-Zor is a dilapidated
00:06:28infrastructure, frankly. It needs rehabilitation
00:06:32and the connection of these roads with new
00:06:36road branches and the construction of new bridges
00:06:38and, I mean, making this network compatible
00:06:42with the current reality, and the current government is working hard
00:06:46to raise the level of infrastructure, especially roads in all
00:06:49regions, especially the city of Deir ez-Zor. Aha.
00:06:53Okay, Mr. Nahil, let's have more information
00:06:56about the operational agendas for the meeting between the Governor of Deir ez-Zor
00:07:00and the Minister of Housing. Ms. Nahil, welcome.
00:07:04Hello, the correction has been made. Welcome, please. Good evening to you,
00:07:07the hospitality.
00:07:11The Ministry of Public Works and Housing
00:07:15has given Deir ez-Zor governorate great importance, especially
00:07:18in this stage.
00:07:21So they launched the Deir Pulse project. Of course,
00:07:25this project was launched in mid-
00:07:27month to, as the professor mentioned, to raise
00:07:31the level of infrastructure and specifically the issue
00:07:34of bridges, roads, services,
00:07:37sewage, etc. Of course, the Deir Pulse campaign started some time ago,
00:07:40about two months ago. But the Ministry today,
00:07:44the Minister, in coordination with the Governor
00:07:48of Deir ez-Zor,
00:07:52this matter and to give priority also
00:07:55to the engineering companies working on
00:07:59the issue of renovating roads
00:08:02and improving them, and even building new roads
00:08:05and also new bridges instead of the dirt
00:08:07bridges. Of course, this plan is very important
00:08:11for the governorate due to the importance of Deir ez-Zor and its countryside.
00:08:14I mean, we are not only talking about Deir ez-Zor, we are talking
00:08:18also about Al-Mayadin, about Al-Bukamal, about the eastern
00:08:21countryside. Of course, the development of this region,
00:08:24specifically in the matter of roads
00:08:27and services, will certainly support the governorate
00:08:30and the state in terms
00:08:33of facilitating transportation operations, specifically international
00:08:36transportation. The issue
00:08:39of trade, agriculture, the issue
00:08:42of humanitarian services,
00:08:46the matters that
00:08:50facilitates the preparation of the governorate for the return of its displaced
00:08:53residents. I mean, since the liberation until this moment,
00:08:57I believe that more than 100,000 families have returned to Deir ez-Zor
00:09:01governorate. This return, and specifically
00:09:04this neglected governorate
00:09:07for decades, needs a large campaign
00:09:10like the one launched by the Ministry
00:09:13of Public Works, which is the Deir Pulse campaign. Now, if you
00:09:17would like us to talk about the details of the campaign, I will certainly
00:09:20return to you to talk more about the details of the campaign,
00:09:24but I will go to my guest in the studio, Mr. Hammadi.
00:09:26First, there are a large number of destroyed bridges in
00:09:30Deir ez-Zor governorate, both in the countryside and the city. The most important thing that
00:09:33has been done is to temporarily install
00:09:37military bridges to facilitate the movement
00:09:40of residents, as well as dirt bridges in some areas.
00:09:43And more than that, there is the rehabilitation of the political bridge, which
00:09:47is considered primarily a main crossing point after
00:09:51the suspended bridge, about which nothing has been said yet about work
00:09:54to rehabilitate it. Where have
00:09:57reached on the political bridge?
00:10:01The political bridge, rehabilitation work is progressing
00:10:05well and has almost reached
00:10:08an advanced stage. The rehabilitation work
00:10:11is a basic bridge in the city of Deir ez-Zor. Of course, the city of Deir
00:10:15ez-Zor needs to rehabilitate a large number of bridges that were
00:10:18destroyed or replaced with dirt bridges.
00:10:21These bridges are currently unusable, especially
00:10:25if winter is approaching,
00:10:28and these areas may be exposed
00:10:31to floods that lead to the sweeping away of these
00:10:33areas. Work is currently underway to rehabilitate a large
00:10:37number of these bridges to connect the two banks of the Euphrates
00:10:42work is important, and communication
00:10:45is important, and يعني and good
00:10:48for securing work or securing passage well. Yes. Okay, I will return
00:10:52to you, Ms. Nahil, on the matter
00:11:05of, I mean, what was discussed in the schedule of the Minister
00:11:09of Housing and the Governor of Deir ez-Zor. There was also talk
00:11:12about rehabilitating the road network inside
00:11:15the city. That's right. And let's start with the roads. Frankly,
00:11:19there is a directive from the Ministry to repair, renovate, and rehabilitate
00:11:23approximately 45
00:11:27in all of Deir ez-Zor governorate, specifically in
00:11:31its special entrances, the entrances to
00:11:34Deir ez-Zor connected to the Damascus road, the main roads. Now,
00:11:38the problem is that there are roads that are basically not ready.
00:11:41I mean, their infrastructure
00:11:43is destroyed.
00:11:46These roads are currently being patched up and prepared
00:11:50to facilitate transportation, while the roads that are basically
00:11:53ready, most of which, I believe, are secondary,
00:11:57these ready roads have infrastructure in terms of
00:12:00lighting, in terms of the sewage network, water, etc. These
00:12:03roads will be paved
00:12:06and asphalted, and the process has already started, I mean, as
00:12:10I told you, from approximately
00:12:13two months ago, all the way to the bridges. Of course,
00:12:16the city of Deir ez-Zor
00:12:19has bridges that are of great importance, as the professor
00:12:23mentioned. Also, as he mentioned, the political
00:12:26bridge is a very vital bridge that connects
00:12:30the two banks of the Euphrates River. Work is being done on this bridge,
00:12:33and I believe that the work on it has reached advanced
00:12:37stages. The military bridge, of course, which was damaged due
00:12:41to the Euphrates River flood, has also been almost completely
00:12:44repaired. And I believe that traffic
00:12:48will resume on it soon. Now, there are also
00:12:51other bridges, such as the Al-Mayadin bridge, as he mentioned. The floating
00:12:55bridge, basically, needs a big plan, and I believe that
00:13:00the next plan or in the next year
00:13:03that work will be done on it, and I believe that there are experts, not only
00:13:07Syrian. I think there are international experts
00:13:10who will, I believe, work on it
00:13:13later. These are the general
00:13:16information. Now, if you would like more details about
00:13:20the issue, more details about the issue of debris removal.
00:13:23I mean, there are many areas,
00:13:26bridges or in, I mean, the road
00:13:29network that needs rehabilitation. There is an accumulation
00:13:32of some debris. Will
00:13:36this campaign also work to remove the remaining debris?
00:13:39Where will these new piles
00:13:43also be relocated? Frankly, the issue of debris. I mean,
00:13:47Deir ez-Zor was subjected to, frankly,
00:13:50comprehensive destruction by the fallen regime.
00:13:54And imagine the amount of debris
00:13:57and rubble in Deir ez-Zor
00:14:01exceeding 10 million cubic meters.
00:14:04I mean, you are talking about a huge number. So
00:14:08there is also a plan from the Ministry, in coordination with
00:14:11the governorate, to relocate, I believe, 8 million cubic
00:14:14meters within about 18 months.
00:14:17I mean, we are talking about a year and a half to relocate
00:14:21this rubble. And I believe that there is also a plan in the Ministry to
00:14:25reuse this rubble, I mean, through
00:14:28my knowledge of the issue of reconstruction in all of Syria. There is a plan
00:14:32to also benefit from this rubble, not just relocate it
00:14:35outside the governorate and convert it
00:14:38into an effective
00:14:41element in reconstruction. So, yes, there is a plan. There is also another
00:14:45plan for, as we said,
00:14:48for example, lighting roads, not just paving
00:14:52them, the issue of tree planting, the issue
00:14:56of addressing, for example, the issue of sewage, addressing services. All of these
00:14:59are included in the Deir Pulse plan that
00:15:03the Ministry launched. Yes, okay, Mr. Hammadi, in your opinion,
00:15:06what are the basic steps that are
00:15:09usually adopted
00:15:11ensure that companies working
00:15:17on time for the work?
00:15:21Of course, I mean, programs are put in place
00:15:25that are consistent with the road plan,
00:15:30the works that will be carried out by
00:15:34the available in the project, whether they are paving
00:15:37works, whether they are asphalting works, works that
00:15:40may involve extending infrastructure works
00:15:44from sewage, from water networks,
00:15:48all these works must be prepared before
00:15:51the road is completed, because if we wait
00:15:54until after the road is completed, we
00:15:57will go back to damaging the road itself, I mean. So
00:16:00all infrastructure works, from sewage,
00:16:04from water, from telephone networks,
00:16:07from electricity poles, all these
00:16:10roads must be prepared and rehabilitated in a timely
00:16:14manner so as not to affect the road program
00:16:17and its completion on time. Okay, regarding,
00:16:21I mean, the progress of these operations,
00:16:23there must be facilities
00:16:26for companies, either from, I mean, the Ministry of Housing
00:16:29or even from Deir ez-Zor governorate. I mean, what
00:16:33kind of assistance or facilities can the
00:16:36Ministry or the governorate provide to these companies
00:16:41on the ground? To speed up operations on the ground,
00:16:45it must provide what is possible. Companies
00:16:50and the authorities must provide this necessary equipment
00:16:53to complete the work on its scheduled dates. If
00:16:57there are materials that the road will need,
00:17:01then we must prepare
00:17:04or secure these materials on their scheduled
00:17:08dates. There may be, for example, parts of the bridge
00:17:11that need precast
00:17:14concrete. These sections
00:17:17must be prepared at the same time as the bridge
00:17:20is built. I mean, we work in parallel
00:17:24with the completion of the bridge in completing these necessary works. Yes. Okay,
00:17:28with a final question, Ms. Nahil, in your opinion, what are
00:17:31the subsequent or next steps planned
00:17:34for implementing what was agreed upon between the Minister
00:17:38of Housing and the Governor of Deir ez-Zor, so that we can see the work on the ground progressing
00:17:41faster?
00:17:44Frankly, the current work involves emergency
00:17:47repairs. We are in a phase of resolving
00:17:51a problem that obstructs residents,
00:17:55that obstructs their lives. So today,
00:17:58we are in the phase of repairing roads as much as possible, connecting
00:18:01areas to each other, connecting
00:18:06and with other cities. This is being done at a very fast pace. Now,
00:18:10the second step, I believe, will take place between
00:18:122027 and 2028, which is the building
00:18:16of infrastructure, preparing the infrastructure for permanent roads that will last
00:18:19for 20 years. Now, what I know is that even today,
00:18:23some roads are being prepared in such a way that they
00:18:26will be in service for 20-25
00:18:30years and will not need maintenance or repairs.
00:18:33The second step, and I believe it is the major
00:18:37step, is the establishment and preparation of new,
00:18:40modern roads, according to new standards
00:18:44that were not previously followed in this governorate. I believe that
00:18:47the Ministry is working on it to make Deir ez-Zor
00:18:51governorate an international connection point
00:18:54between neighboring countries. And of course, you know
00:18:58the issue of commercial transportation. This is the plan,
00:19:01I believe, that the Ministry is currently working on with
00:19:04the governorate. You mentioned that there are projects that will be completed by
00:19:072028. Is this the final period for completing all projects,
00:19:11or will some projects exceed this period, both for the countryside and the city in Deir
00:19:15ez-Zor governorate? Well, I believe that this is a short
00:19:18period to implement the proposed projects. I mean, if these projects
00:19:22are actually completed, we are talking about several bridges. There were dirt
00:19:26bridges, I mean, converting them into concrete bridges.
00:19:30I mean, repairing the bridges that were destroyed
00:19:33by the regime or by the flood, repairing
00:19:36roads. We are talking about 45 square kilometers, I mean,
00:19:39repairing them, moving rubble, as you mentioned.
00:19:42So if this plan
00:19:46is completed within a year and a half, as the government
00:19:49has set, I believe that this is a great achievement. Now, the next
00:19:52plan, I don't know, the Ministry has not announced
00:19:56a plan to come later, but
00:20:00I believe that this governorate in particular is a priority
00:20:03in the plans of the Ministry of Public Works
00:20:06and to, I mean, build its infrastructure
00:20:09and, as I said, facilitate
00:20:12the return of the displaced residents
00:20:15of the governorate,
00:20:17and of course, redevelop the governorate in general. Yes. Ms.
00:20:21Nahil Zarba, architectural
00:20:25Latakia. Thank you very much. Thanks are also extended to my guest in the studio, Mr. Hammadi
00:20:29Al-Saleh, member of the Engineers Syndicate
00:20:32in Damascus. Thank you very much.
00:22:59Today's meeting with representatives of American
00:23:03companies and the Chamber of Commerce.
00:23:34From this platform, and as a state that has adopted
00:23:37absolute transparency and acted with complete
00:23:40responsibility, we reiterate the urgent
00:23:44call, pursuant to Resolution
00:23:47to clear the Middle East of nuclear
00:23:50weapons.
00:24:00Today, 73 tons of natural uranium
00:24:03are under my supervision and the Agency's guarantees,
00:24:06and will remain safe in Syria.
00:24:29Restore hope not only for Syrians but for the entire
00:24:32region.
00:24:36serves not only Syria but also the entire region, and it is a common
00:24:39interest for all. Syria, as Your Excellency mentioned
00:24:43to me, had great opportunities, and many
00:24:47seized them, especially the Gulf countries. So investments
00:24:50began to flow into Syria consecutively.
00:24:53Our people in the Emirates are opportunists.
00:24:57Therefore, Dubai Ports sought to invest in
00:25:15This is the fourth office to be opened inside Syria
00:25:19after the offices of Idlib, Hama,
00:25:22opening comes to confirm
00:25:26stand by the citizen.
00:25:54Diplomatic presence in
00:25:56Syria
00:25:58is not just a protocol procedure. Everything
00:26:05is a new channel for communication and a wider
00:26:08space for dialogue and cooperation.
00:26:12Today, in Damascus, the credentials
00:26:15of ambassadors from Arab and foreign
00:26:17countries are being accepted in a scene that reflects
00:26:21the return of diplomatic presence to Syria.
00:26:24Syria opens its doors
00:26:27to the world. And the world expands its presence in
00:26:31Damascus.
00:26:48Today, we are opening the Consular Services Office in
00:26:51office is the third to be opened inside
00:26:54Syria this
00:26:56year.
00:27:31Because the distance between the street and the decision-makers
00:27:34is a wall that obscures the truth. We are
00:27:38here
00:27:41and everywhere where questions
00:27:44and problems
00:27:49abound,
00:27:50to carry the voice
00:27:56of the people and search for a space for solutions with
00:28:00decision-makers.
00:28:05A link to shorten the distance
00:28:09and bridge the gap,
00:28:13because your voice is
00:28:14the compass.
00:28:22Welcome to the Syrian Story podcast on Al-Ikhbariya
00:28:25TV.
00:28:29The most painful thing for me
00:28:31was when someone told me, "Stop the barrel bombs, and then talk to me
00:28:35about freedom." There should have been a temporary government, a military
00:28:39council, a leadership council. No one
00:28:43the word, as if my dead family knows that my dead
00:28:46person is being mourned. I had visitors who visited me in Palmyra after 20 years
00:28:49to prepare for the attempted coup against Hafez
00:28:53al-Assad. How did they uncover it? What should I do? This is my first
00:28:56time being counted. Read your supplications. I swear I don't know what we're going to do. I thought
00:29:00the revolution would start from Hasaka.
00:29:03I apologize if I am in this episode today,
00:29:07we are going to relive the tragic memories. The stories
00:29:10we wanted to convey the suffering of Syrians,
00:29:14their dreams, their aspirations through colors.
00:29:17The Syrian Stories podcast at 9 PM
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00:29:24TV.
00:30:041:00 AM A summary of the latest and most important
00:30:07news from Al-Ikhbariya. Welcome. The Ministry of Justice
00:30:11affirmed that the People's Assembly's approval to abolish the Terrorism Court
00:30:14and annul the effects of its rulings
00:30:17and decisions constitutes an important step in the process of removing
00:30:21the effects of the exceptional courts adopted by the former regime
00:30:24and addressing the legal and human consequences
00:30:28it left, in line with the principles of the rule of law and safeguarding
00:30:31rights and freedoms. It clarified in a statement
00:30:35that, based on the provisions of the Constitutional Declaration and with the aim of facilitating
00:30:39the affairs of citizens and restoring rights
00:30:42and addressing the effects resulting from the legacy of the exceptional courts,
00:30:46the Supreme Judicial Council since April 17,
00:30:482025, initiated the formation of specialized
00:30:52judicial committees to study
00:30:55all files and address them according
00:30:57to legal procedures.