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00:00:00in Riyadh. The Ministry of we accompany you.
00:00:03Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Houthi militia's targeting of King
00:00:08hope and increases where a number of Khalid Airport, stressing the need for the international community to fulfill its responsibilities
00:00:10to take serious steps to stop targeting civilian
00:00:15who are with them in facilities and threatening the security
00:00:15It seems that we lost connection with of the region and the safety
00:00:16of its peoples.
00:00:20An attack carried out by the Yemeni Houthi militia targeted King
00:00:25invested in Khalid International Airport in the capital Britain Riyadh, leaving dozens and France. This
00:00:28Shura Council. Counselor, of victims and hundreds injured.
00:00:30The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the death of
00:00:3312 people, including a Syrian,
00:00:38a great background among all of more than one nationality. and the injury of more than 300 others. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates affirmed its full solidarity with
00:00:44we want, when we want, the Kingdom, extending condolences and sympathy to the leadership and people of the Kingdom
00:00:47and to the family
00:00:48are suffering on the ground in of the deceased, one of the citizens of the Syrian
00:00:51Arab Republic, stressing that the security of the Kingdom
00:00:54and its stability are an indivisible part of Syria's security,
00:00:58emphasizing the responsibility of the international community
00:01:01and taking serious steps to stop these
00:01:04attacks. In this context, the Yemeni government condemned the attack,
00:01:07describing it as a dangerous
00:01:10that revolted against the legitimate authority in escalation that embodies the insistence of the terrorist Houthi militia on threatening the security
00:01:13of the Kingdom and targeting civilian facilities and endangering
00:01:18we consider it, as the the lives of civilians. Many
00:01:21on Syria after its Arab countries also agreed to stand by the Kingdom and reject all forms
00:01:25of terrorism, including Egypt,
00:01:27Iran towards Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, and
00:01:30in parallel, foreign
00:01:32Ministry of Foreign Affairs, how has Syria countries rushed to express solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi
00:01:35in the crises they Arabia. US President Donald Trump described the attack
00:01:38as unacceptable, and Canada considered it irresponsible and unjustifiable.
00:01:42UN Secretary-General Antonio
00:01:47seek to differentiate Guterres also stressed that attacks on civilians
00:01:50and infrastructure
00:01:52We will see this militia constitute a violation of international law. Several foreign countries agreed,
00:01:56including Britain, Japan, and
00:02:00Cyprus. These condemnations come amid
00:02:02This is not new to escalating regional and international rejection
00:02:05of targeting airports
00:02:08and what was indicated in and civilian facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, amid
00:02:11warnings of
00:02:13policy with the repercussions of these attacks on the security of civilians, the stability of the region,
00:02:16and international navigation, and calls
00:02:20for respecting international law and protecting
00:02:23civilian
00:02:26the Houthis in facilities. Regarding this topic, we are pleased
00:02:30to host from Yemen, Professor Salah Batis, member of the Yemeni
00:02:33Shura Council. Welcome, Professor Salah. Joining
00:02:37us from the Egyptian
00:02:40battle to the capital, Cairo, is the head of the Department of Arab and International Affairs at the Saud
00:02:43Arabia managed Zayed Center for Studies, Dr. new, and this solidarity Mohamed El-Yemeni. Welcome,
00:02:46Dr. Mohamed, and welcome to Syria Tonight. I will start
00:02:49with you, Professor Salah. Syria's supportive stance
00:02:53Batis, member of the Yemeni towards our people in Yemen a breakthrough in Syrian-Gulf who are still
00:02:55subjected to attacks and violations by the Houthi
00:03:00of Arab and International Affairs at the Saud militia, in addition to a clear condemnation of these militia's
00:03:03attacks against our people in Yemen first, and against our people in
00:03:06the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. How do you read this
00:03:09Syrian position?
00:03:13Welcome, my dear brother, and welcome to the family of Syria TV
00:03:17and all viewers.
00:03:20Welcome, with our thanks and appreciation
00:03:24to the Syrian people and the Syrian
00:03:27leadership, this great country with which we are bound
00:03:30by ties of brotherhood, history,
00:03:34civilization, and mutual
00:03:38exchange between the two sister countries.
00:03:42They seized the state's There is no doubt that what Syria
00:03:44at this time, and the Syrian people have suffered from the militia supported
00:03:47by the Iranian regime is the same suffering that
00:03:50Yemen is suffering from, and the Yemeni people are suffering from, and
00:03:54today our brothers in
00:03:57days and did not eliminate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the entire region are suffering from the same suffering, the same pain,
00:04:01the same criminals, and the same crimes.
00:04:05That is why the people and countries most
00:04:09against, and I condemn aware of this pain are the Syrian people
00:04:12also did not eliminate and the Syrian state.
00:04:14and on civilians But we are on a date with victory,
00:04:17just as Allah Almighty blessed Sham
00:04:20and the people
00:04:22include deaths of Syria and the legitimate and the Syrian state with victory
00:04:26and empowerment. There is no doubt
00:04:28point is that that this will be Yemen's ally soon, God willing. God
00:04:31willing, thanks and appreciation and gratitude
00:04:35to the Syrian leadership and the Syrian people for this
00:04:38Arab and honorable
00:04:42for not normalizing relations with stance, which is not surprising, because
00:04:46we are dealing with
00:04:49reasons for this a terrorist militia that does not recognize coexistence, peace,
00:04:54who will accompany us neighborliness, attacks on civilians kinship,
00:04:56in our program this or even social peace.
00:05:00Targeting vital facilities and targeting King Khalid Airport
00:05:03and targeting the Two Holy Mosques is the nature of this
00:05:07militia, and it is not surprising,
00:05:10since they now in fact. Rather, the strange thing is that
00:05:12King Khalid Airport was targeted, which was crowded
00:05:15with travelers,
00:05:18the killed and martyrs were from
00:05:22more than one country, as well as a large
00:05:24number of injured. It was as if this militia was saying that
00:05:28no one will be safe from
00:05:31their terrorism. They know very well that when
00:05:35they target a valid international airport
00:05:38the size of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,
00:05:41the injuries and the killed
00:05:45and martyrs will be
00:05:48They do not care about that. They want to tell the world
00:05:51that we can do what
00:05:56where we want, and how we want. Unfortunately, this militia
00:06:00is digging its own grave,
00:06:03and its demise
00:06:06is getting closer and closer. I confirm
00:06:10here, from this platform, from the Syrian TV platform,
00:06:14that just as Syrians celebrated their victory by entering
00:06:18Damascus, Yemenis will celebrate a great victory
00:06:21by entering Sana'a soon, God willing, God willing, God willing. Okay,
00:06:25Dr. Mohamed, welcome again. In Professor
00:06:29Salah's words, he mentioned that Syria
00:06:32has an Arab role that has returned
00:06:35to the forefront again with the new Syrian state.
00:06:38In your opinion, with this statement issued by the Syrian
00:06:44returned to supporting Arab brothers
00:06:47are exposed to, whether from the attacks carried out by
00:06:51the Houthis constantly on civilian targets in Saudi Arabia
00:06:54or even through fighting speeches that
00:06:59and push Syria to the forefront
00:07:02with issues that Syria cannot be a party to with
00:07:05its new state and its current foreign policy?
00:07:09First, my greetings to you and the viewers.
00:07:14the Syrian state. This
00:07:17solidarity
00:07:20the statement of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
00:07:23regarding what is happening in the Kingdom
00:07:26of Saudi Arabia, and we condemn
00:07:29strongly what happened and is still
00:07:32happening in the past hours,
00:07:35because
00:07:38the previous days, especially when the fighting
00:07:42intensified and the battles between them and
00:07:46the legitimate coalition and also the air
00:07:49raids began to transfer this
00:07:53Saudi interior. This is from one side, and
00:07:56from another side, we know
00:07:58that Syria has begun to recover.
00:08:02Syria does not want to get involved in any conflict
00:08:06in the Middle East. There is a lot of
00:08:09news regarding, sometimes,
00:08:12that a clash might occur between Syria and
00:08:16Hezbollah in Lebanon, and now
00:08:20this visit of the Syrian President
00:08:24Ahmed Sharram with the Saudi Crown Prince
00:08:27Mohammed bin Salman regarding
00:08:31cooperation. I am talking to you
00:08:34about reports that may be known
00:08:38at this time. This is from one side. From
00:08:43the other side, the beneficiary, and we know that the first
00:08:45and last beneficiary of these attacks
00:08:49and this conflict and this ongoing war
00:08:53between Yemen and the Kingdom
00:08:56of Saudi Arabia are Israel and the United
00:08:59States of America. Unfortunately,
00:09:02we are back again
00:09:05witnessing these tragic scenes of a war
00:09:09raging between Arabs among themselves.
00:09:12Between a Muslim and
00:09:15another Muslim. We condemn, my dear madam,
00:09:19I am not for or
00:09:22the attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:09:26inside Saudi Arabia, and we also condemn
00:09:30what is happening in Sana'a and some
00:09:33other areas. This is from one side, and from another side,
00:09:36the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not learned
00:09:40its lesson from this war, which began in
00:09:442015, leading to the truce
00:09:48in 2022. It is as if Saudi Arabia
00:09:51is now paying the price
00:09:54the Israeli occupation, and I also affirm that
00:09:58this is one of the
00:10:02conflict. This is from one side, and from another side,
00:10:05we are talking about the power that
00:10:08the Houthi forces now possess.
00:10:11They are now using artificial
00:10:15intelligence and technological
00:10:18advancement in previous periods, especially
00:10:22do not rely 100% on
00:10:28the support they receive and used to receive from
00:10:32Iran. However, yes,
00:10:35doctor.
00:10:40Dr. Mohamed El-Yemeni. We will certainly
00:10:44try to contact him during our broadcast.
00:10:47I return to Mr. Salah Batis, member of the Yemeni
00:10:53while we are talking about this escalation from the region's
00:10:56militia, whether it is towards
00:10:59an Arab civilian heart that has
00:11:03Muslims in the world, how is it read? Is
00:11:07it an attempt to escape the losses
00:11:10that these militias
00:11:13Yemen, or does it have other motives for these
00:11:16strikes?
00:11:19Allow me, my dear brother, first to comment briefly on the speech
00:11:22of your guest who spoke a little while ago. I believe he is
00:11:26from Egypt. Please.
00:11:29The confrontation and war are not between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. This is
00:11:32a terrorist militia
00:11:35Yemen and certainly revolted. I mean, it is a confrontation between
00:11:39Saudi Arabia and a terrorist militia that is targeting civilian
00:11:43facilities and also Islamic facilities. Please. I want
00:11:46to correct
00:11:48the terms he used. I don't know if he
00:11:52meant it or if it was a mistake, but
00:11:55I hope it was a mistake. It is not between Yemen and Saudi
00:11:59Arabia, and it is not even between Arabs. This is not a battle between us as Arabs
00:12:03or between us as Muslims. This is a terrorist organization,
00:12:06this is a terrorist organization, this is a terrorist group
00:12:10that used all methods and means that
00:12:13are criminalized by international laws and deserved
00:12:17the title of terrorism with merit. It recruits children,
00:12:21plants mines indiscriminately, uses
00:12:25civilians as human shields, besieges cities, and bombs
00:12:29densely populated cities. You know what it means
00:12:32to bomb Taiz with missiles and artillery. Taiz is the most
00:12:36densely populated Yemeni city. Its population is more than 5 million. Today,
00:12:40Taiz is besieged just as the Zionist entity besieges Gaza.
00:12:43The Houthi claims to support Gaza and besieges
00:12:47Taiz, whose population is double that of Gaza. This
00:12:51authentic Yemeni city, whose sons,
00:12:53daughters, and women
00:12:56have always struggled
00:13:00for their daily bread to support Gaza and its steadfastness
00:13:02in its siege by the usurping
00:13:06Zionist entity, is being shelled by the Houthis, who are killing
00:13:09its people and targeting it
00:13:12and its civilian villages. Also,
00:13:16when they target the Two Holy Mosques, Mecca and Medina,
00:13:19the Prophet's Mosque, the Grand Mosque,
00:13:22and he claims to support Al-Aqsa Mosque. How can
00:13:26a terrorist militia claim to support Al-Aqsa Mosque
00:13:30and target the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque? The militia
00:13:33that used to say that the road to Jerusalem passes through Syrian cities,
00:13:37yes, through Idlib. The road to Jerusalem is towards Idlib, and these say
00:13:40the road to Jerusalem is through Taiz. The same scenario,
00:13:44the same narratives, the same mentalities, and the same
00:13:47criminality. As for saying that they now have
00:13:51a military arsenal and use artificial intelligence, and they no
00:13:54longer have perhaps the support they had from Iran, this
00:13:57is another blunder, and I hope Dr. Mohamed does not make
00:14:01it again. We are the most knowledgeable people about this
00:14:03terrorist militia.
00:14:07weapons, the strategic weapons of the Yemeni state.
00:14:10They seized the camps, killed former President Ali
00:14:14Abdullah Saleh, and he allied with them,
00:14:17and yet they did not accept him as a partner with them.
00:14:21They killed him in cold blood in Sana'a after they
00:14:25seized all the strategic warehouses of the country,
00:14:28the missile system, the radar system,
00:14:31the communications system, the central bank. They seized
00:14:34the capital Sana'a, and Iran supports
00:14:37them to this day. Deaths from air
00:14:40raids on control centers
00:14:44and drone development and missile centers
00:14:47from Iranians and some deaths from Lebanese
00:14:50Hezbollah. The envoy,
00:14:53the ambassador who impersonated
00:14:56a personality and was appointed by Iran as its ambassador in Sana'a,
00:15:00was also killed in an air raid. How did he enter Sana'a?
00:15:04He is one of the military experts who were training
00:15:07the terrorist Houthi elements and developing missiles for them.
00:15:11He is a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the Quds
00:15:14Force, which was led by the deceased Qassem Soleimani.
00:15:17I was in Sana'a and the Secretary-General of the Popular
00:15:21Front for Protecting National Gains when the Houthis were besieging Sana'a
00:15:25in 2014 and they were negotiating with
00:15:29the late President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to lift the siege on
00:15:32Sana'a in exchange for the release of the crew of the two
00:15:36Iranian ships,
00:15:39which the legitimate Yemeni authorities arrested their crews while
00:15:43they were providing support to the Houthis. The Houthis
00:15:46are developing missiles and developing unmanned aircraft by
00:15:49Iranian experts
00:15:52the field. The other matter is that the Houthi
00:15:56does not possess this military force from today.
00:16:00He the truce that,
00:16:04unfortunately, the United Nations sometimes imposes through
00:16:07its first, second, third, and fourth special envoys.
00:16:11Whenever the legitimate Yemeni army advanced,
00:16:15whenever the legitimate Yemeni armed forces advanced,
00:16:18supported by the Arab coalition,
00:16:21the UN envoy came to pressure
00:16:24for the signing of the Stockholm Agreement regarding Hodeidah
00:16:27and also the first, second, third,
00:16:30and fourth truces that the Houthi uses to rearrange
00:16:34his ranks, train his elements,
00:16:38and acquire weapons that he smuggles by
00:16:41sea from Iran directly.
00:16:45So I hope these facts are corrected well.
00:16:49When the Houthi targets today
00:16:52the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
00:16:55Arab proverb says, the dance of the slaughtered rooster. The Houthi knows
00:16:59very well that he is doomed, and the strategic
00:17:03decision taken by the President of the Presidential
00:17:06Leadership Council, the Supreme Commander of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Dr.
00:17:10Rashad al-Alimi, to resolve the military operation of
00:17:13Dawn of Yemen, which has started,
00:17:16will not stop until these Houthi militias
00:17:19are removed and the capital Sana'a and state institutions
00:17:23are restored, and the legitimate government establishes its control over
00:17:27all Yemeni territory, God willing.
00:17:30and its leader either in captivity or dead, God willing,
00:17:33and the sun of freedom will shine in Yemen. Yes, okay. Returning to you,
00:17:37Dr. Mohamed, my guest in Cairo, and also
00:17:41returning to the Syrian Foreign Ministry's statement,
00:17:43how will the nature of the Syrian responses
00:17:46or the Syrian Foreign Ministry's dealings and its
00:17:50regional alliances that Syria seeks to
00:17:53build since the liberation of Syria since
00:17:56December 8, 2024, how will they be reflected
00:17:59now, especially with its repeated
00:18:03condemnations of any targeting of civilian targets and now Islamic
00:18:06holy sites inside Saudi Arabia?
00:18:09As I mentioned, I will answer you, and
00:18:13in a moment,
00:18:15Syria, this is nothing
00:18:18with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
00:18:21The relationship now is a relationship
00:18:25that has started to show
00:18:28relations, in Syrian-Saudi
00:18:31relations, in Syrian-Egyptian relations, and
00:18:35also some decisions by the United States
00:18:39of America to lift sanctions
00:18:42and openness towards Syria by
00:18:45the European Union is a step forward,
00:18:49a step towards stability, a step also
00:18:52towards the prosperity of Syria and development,
00:18:56and its re-entry into what
00:18:59is happening in the Middle East. This is from one
00:19:03side. From another side, commenting
00:19:07on what he said, which is within
00:19:10the scope of discussion and analysis,
00:19:13and this does not invalidate disagreement at all, but
00:19:17when I talked about what the Houthis possess
00:19:21I did not mean to
00:19:25exaggerate the Houthis, but I say
00:19:28America and Britain continued
00:19:31the war for 40
00:19:35the Houthis. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the legitimate
00:19:39coalition and the international coalition of more
00:19:42than 10 countries from 2015
00:19:45to 2022
00:19:50the Houthis, and it was a war
00:19:53of attrition between the Houthis on one
00:19:56hand coalition inside
00:20:00Yemen. This is the first point.
00:20:03The second
00:20:05the wise should intervene at this
00:20:09time, and I am referring here to Egypt's
00:20:12diplomatic role, and that there must
00:20:16be a negotiating and diplomatic path,
00:20:19because the Houthis have nothing to lose,
00:20:22so they launch these attacks. I also
00:20:26rejected and strongly condemn these
00:20:31inside Saudi Arabia or on
00:20:35any Arab country in the Middle East.
00:20:38This point, so that we can move past
00:20:41whether we are for or against. We are now analyzing
00:20:44the upcoming scenarios. The upcoming scenarios,
00:20:48my dear madam, are very dangerous. Also
00:20:51dangerous for Saudi Arabia, dangerous for Yemen,
00:20:54and dangerous for the Middle East. We are talking
00:20:57about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia receiving military,
00:21:01logistical, and intelligence support
00:21:04from Turkey and Pakistan, and above all, the United
00:21:08States of America, as well as
00:21:13support, will this support at this time perhaps
00:21:16achieve the victory that the Kingdom
00:21:20of Saudi Arabia desires? In my opinion, no.
00:21:24Why? Because there is a matter, allow me, my dear
00:21:27sir, because now things are intertwined
00:21:30with each other, meaning that
00:21:33the Kingdom wants to control the areas overlooking
00:21:36the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, and the Houthis
00:21:40see this as one of the most important cards
00:21:44that must be controlled. I said in more than
00:21:47one meeting that whoever controls two strategic
00:21:50regions,
00:21:58in addition to the United States, there is also the Iranian presence,
00:22:02which is basically driving the Houthi militia on the ground in Libya,
00:22:06sorry, in Yemen. How will that also reflect
00:22:11condemnation of these Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
00:22:13at the instigation of
00:22:17the Syrian side? Let's talk realistically.
00:22:21Iran is still supporting its allies
00:22:24in the Middle East, whether Lebanese Hezbollah
00:22:28or the Houthis
00:22:30and the Popular Mobilization Forces. But Iran
00:22:34is now exhausted. Iran is busy with
00:22:37its war with the United States of America,
00:22:41with the sanctions imposed by
00:22:45the United States and US President Donald Trump.
00:22:48This is from one side. Secondly,
00:22:52my dear madam, weakening the Kingdom
00:22:54of Saudi Arabia and weakening the Arab
00:22:57countries and these wars, all of this
00:23:00is to strengthen Israel, to make Israel
00:23:04the greater Israel, to also make Israel
00:23:06economically, politically, militarily,
00:23:09and diplomatically dominant at all levels. This
00:23:13is one aspect. From another aspect, there is a very
00:23:17important scenario or perhaps a different
00:23:20reading. Yes, the United States of America and Israel
00:23:23must weaken the Houthis and Lebanese
00:23:26Hezbollah at this critical time, even if
00:23:29the Kingdom of Saudi
00:23:33to weaken the Houthis.
00:23:36The idea has not been conveyed. Excuse me for interrupting, but to end
00:23:39the program, Professor Salah
00:23:43Shura Council, you were with us from Yemen. Thank you very much. And Dr.
00:23:46Mohamed El-Yemeni, head of the Department
00:23:50bin Zayed Center for Studies, you were with us from Cairo. Thank you also, dear viewers, for
00:23:54following us in this episode. We will meet you tomorrow, God
00:23:57willing. Goodbye, goodbye.
00:24:45Foreign relations are of course very important for Syria to return
00:24:48to the international community. And the meeting
00:24:50was
00:24:53very beautiful.
00:24:56It gave us a complete and comprehensive picture
00:25:00of how the future
00:25:00will unfold.
00:25:06Ladies and gentlemen, as this partnership also carries
00:25:09with it what we cherish, it comes in the context
00:25:13of the fraternal relations between the Syrian Arab Republic
00:25:16and the United Arab Emirates, and what we look forward
00:25:20to in translating these relations into a broader economic
00:25:23and investment cooperation that serves the interests of our two sister countries and peoples.
00:25:27Successful investment is that which reflects
00:25:30on people's lives and is based on
00:25:33their competencies and gives the people of the region
00:25:37a real role in implementation and operation. From
00:25:40here, our partnerships with investors and international
00:25:43expertise gain their importance when combined with knowledge transfer,
00:25:47capacity building, and prioritizing Syrian expertise
00:25:51and capabilities. We have sensed from the people of Syria a love
00:25:54for their country and a will
00:25:57to work and build, as well as
00:26:01a keenness for the future of their country and their
00:26:05children, and this
00:26:07fills us with
00:26:10our desire to
00:26:13participate in work that benefits people.
00:26:16We are with you today to learn from
00:26:19Syria and its people and work with them
00:26:22as well, and we hope that we will have a share in serving
00:26:26this country and its people.
00:27:26By the grace of God Almighty and the efforts of the Ministry of Transport, this
00:27:29contract was signed today between the General Corporation for
00:27:43Roads. It will, God willing, have a good impact on Daraa governorate
00:27:46in particular and on Syria in general, God willing.
00:28:08Its name is Fajr Al-Furat for removing, managing, and recycling
00:28:11debris.
00:28:18Today, we are signing the monitoring and evaluation agreement. Our
00:28:21task will be to monitor the work on the ground
00:28:25and evaluate the amount
00:28:26of debris removed.
00:28:38The trainings are designed so that
00:28:42volunteers act as supporting teams for civil defense teams, the Ministry of Emergency, and disaster management.
00:29:02Where