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00:00:00The news indicated that the Minister of
00:00:01them about the working mechanisms of this as an advisor Defense, Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, made two visits to
00:00:05military institutions in the State of Qatar as part of
00:00:09strengthening military cooperation
00:00:16So, today we are talking about a qualitative leap for them in regarding communication, this Al-Atrash as an advisor and exchanging expertise. The visit included the headquarters of the Joint Special Forces Command in the Qatari Armed Forces and
00:00:18Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani University for Military and Technical Sciences,
00:00:22and media institutions where the Minister, accompanied by the President of the National University
00:00:25for Defense Sciences, Dr. Muhammad Wael Khalid, discussed
00:00:29ways to develop cooperation in the fields of training,
00:00:33digitization, and we are in qualification, and military sciences.
00:00:35The advisor for Arab affairs
00:00:40strong his on feedback on this at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,
00:00:42Muhammad Taha Al-Ahmad, met with
00:00:46the European Union Ambassador to Syria, Michael Ornmeck, at
00:00:50the Ministry's headquarters in Damascus.
00:00:53to keep pace with this The two sides discussed regional developments in the Arab region in general
00:00:57and Syrian relations with neighboring Gulf countries
00:01:01environment for those working in the media, whether
00:01:02the launch of the platform comes in this and their implications for prospects of cooperation with the
00:01:04European Union.
00:01:08The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdul Salam
00:01:11Heikal, affirmed that the project of modernizing and digitizing company
00:01:14registration represents
00:01:17the Ministry, through an important step in the path of digital transformation by
00:01:19establishing digital infrastructure and data
00:01:23centers and simplifying registration procedures and archiving records
00:01:26electronically. The project was launched in Damascus
00:01:30in partnership with the U.S. Department of State
00:01:33and the Ministry of Industry, Internal Trade,
00:01:36and Consumer Protection in cooperation with Creative
00:01:40work in some institutions based on Associates International, with the aim of
00:01:43address the shortcomings in registering local that journalists suffer from in and foreign company transactions
00:01:44obtaining and improving the investment
00:01:47environment and supporting entrepreneurs
00:01:50and investors.
00:01:54The Minister of Public Works
00:01:58it will reduce, as the colleague in and Housing, Mustafa Abdul Razzaq, discussed with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of
00:02:01is that this Saudi Arabia to Syria,
00:02:09and this administrative suffered from or Ghazi bin Rafi Al-Anzi, the reality of the public works and housing sectors, investment opportunities, and projects proposed for joint cooperation and exchange of expertise.
00:02:12Minister Abdul Razzaq stressed the importance of strengthening institutional
00:02:17development that is relations, commending the Kingdom's support for the Syrian
00:02:19people. For his part, the Saudi ambassador emphasized his country's
00:02:23keenness to expand
00:02:27work in cooperation with them, hand coordination and transfer successful experiences, confirming the interest of the Saudi private sector
00:02:30in investing in Syria and continuing to support reconstruction
00:02:34working and supervising these files in and development efforts.
00:02:37to have an impact on The internal security forces arrested
00:02:40a terrorist cell affiliated with the terrorist
00:02:43ISIS organization involved in
00:02:46a series of assassination operations
00:02:49from abroad in Deir ez-Zor. Investigations also showed the cell's
00:02:51involvement in targeting a Ministry of
00:02:55Defense member with a gunshot
00:02:58Information. What is required then from near Al-Rashid Mosque in the city of Al-Mayadeen.
00:03:00The operation also resulted in the confiscation of
00:03:03and also for weapons and ammunition
00:03:05those working in the media field found inside the cell's
00:03:06hideout.
00:03:09Customs staff at the Jisr
00:03:11and I am on Qamar border crossing with Lebanon foiled
00:03:16its achievements in this an attempt to smuggle narcotic substances during a routine inspection of incoming
00:03:20passenger luggage through
00:03:23the crossing. The Director
00:03:26Welcome. You are rejected from of the Department of Relations and International This technological Cooperation at the General Authority for Crossings and Customs
00:03:32to a stage of if we rely on explained that the seized items included
00:03:34see your request. Today, through this 2600 grams of hashish and 17 grams of
00:03:37heroin, which were hidden inside a loudspeaker
00:03:41for camouflage,
00:03:43this file, and therefore this confirming that the necessary legal measures have been taken and that stricter
00:03:47in the past, to be honest, and this control over border
00:03:51field crossings will continue.
00:03:54of actually The summary has concluded, and we now move to our
00:04:00the content Are we capable of keeping pace with this news
00:04:10and even laws. But this hour. Digital platforms have become one of
00:04:12for workers and colleagues working in the means that allow
00:04:16journalists beneficiaries to complete their transactions and access
00:04:18services from various
00:04:22a very narrow segment of agencies. In this context, the Ministry of Information announced the launch of the
00:04:25Media Gateway application, which aims to develop the services provided
00:04:30to media professionals and facilitate access to them
00:04:34by making it available through various operating systems,
00:04:37in addition to the possibility of using it via web
00:04:41clearly to applicants through this browsers. This step comes within
00:04:44areas among all Syrians, both inside and the Ministry's efforts to develop mechanisms for providing services
00:04:47and expanding the scope of their electronic
00:04:51application, and how can the Ministry need this type of availability, which contributes to improving the user experience
00:04:54and simplifying
00:04:56How can this application contribute of Information have this work, and perhaps challenges today. procedures. The details of launching this application and the most prominent
00:05:00services it provides
00:05:02dear viewers. As it appears on will be discussed with you in this news hour. Welcome.
00:05:08to be available within this So, the Ministry of Information
00:05:23announced the launch of the Media Gateway application, in a step that aims
00:05:27to develop services provided to media professionals and facilitate
00:05:30access to them. The Ministry clarified that
00:05:34the application is now available through
00:05:37operating systems
00:05:40iOS and Android, in addition to the possibility
00:05:43of using it through the web platform via
00:05:47internet browsers. The launch of the Media
00:05:49Gateway comes within the efforts of the Ministry of Information
00:05:53to develop mechanisms for providing services and expanding
00:05:56their electronic
00:05:57availability.
00:06:01And about that, we have with us here in the studio, journalist
00:06:05Mr. Yahya Al-Safadi. Welcome, Mr. Yahya. Welcome, Muhammad. Welcome.
00:06:09Also joining us from France is journalist Manar
00:06:13Abdul Razzaq. Welcome, Mr. Manar.
00:06:16So, Mr. Yahya, let's start with the most
00:06:20important question: What are the strategic goals
00:06:23of launching the Media Gateway application? Yes, Muhammad.
00:06:27Regarding the strategic goals of this application and its launch,
00:06:30it is in line with the vision of the Syrian
00:06:34state towards digitization and digital transformation in
00:06:37all government institutions. This is the global trend
00:06:41today. Honestly, there are many challenges that
00:06:44can be overcome by launching this application. Perhaps
00:06:47the most prominent is direct communication with the Ministry, which
00:06:51is located in Damascus, while
00:06:54there are dozens, hundreds, or
00:06:57even thousands of people working in the journalistic field and the field related
00:07:01to the Ministry of Information. So, communication will be easier
00:07:04and closer through working on the application, by directly
00:07:08reaching officials and submitting requests, whether
00:07:11they are requests for membership and accreditation
00:07:16other coverage. There is no justification today for
00:07:19a journalist from Deir ez-Zor to come to Damascus to obtain a license
00:07:23for a month, for example, requiring three
00:07:27days of travel and return. Today, with this application, this
00:07:30problem is solved, and so on for other problems that can be overcome.
00:07:34This is the first service and the biggest
00:07:37goal of launching the application.
00:07:41Also, working with a comprehensive electronic
00:07:44system and integrated databases that the Ministry
00:07:47has will facilitate cooperation
00:07:50between government agencies and the Ministry of
00:07:53Information. There is no need today to send paper
00:07:56documents and work with a system that delays all transactions
00:08:00and has been complained about several times. Today,
00:08:03work will be digital between ministries, and it will be digital between
00:08:07the Ministry and its members or those cooperating with it
00:08:10within a certain framework. Do you believe the application will completely
00:08:14eliminate traditional
00:08:17reviews, or does it represent a stage in the transition
00:08:20towards digital transformation? Completely dispensing
00:08:24with human resources and physical presence
00:08:27at the Ministry of Information is impossible because some
00:08:31files are not within the scope of the application. Some matters may
00:08:35fall outside the scope of the application's work. There may be a technical flaw,
00:08:38which may be a technical flaw that delays some transactions. Also, there are some
00:08:42complaints that cannot be submitted in the ideal
00:08:45way within this application. So, this work is complementary
00:08:49between physical work and
00:08:52technical work, and this technical work facilitates the work
00:08:55of the human resources who have done a great deal of work during the past period.
00:08:59We are talking about granting 16,000 press
00:09:02permits during the past period. We are talking about 2,300 national numbers
00:09:06for trading books and publications, and also about
00:09:08250 files for licensing media
00:09:12institutions in Syria. These numbers,
00:09:15in theory, are easy and available, but when
00:09:18you talk about the details of these numbers, 16,000
00:09:22journalists review the Ministry, their
00:09:25files are studied, discussions are held with them,
00:09:29some files they worked on during previous
00:09:32periods may be
00:09:35contradictory to the correct work that is being done
00:09:38in the media in Syria. This statistic
00:09:42is easy in theory, but in reality, it is complex and extremely
00:09:46complex with regard to the work of the Ministry's staff.
00:09:49This work will be easier and closer for these staff
00:09:53and will be easier for media professionals
00:09:56and journalists. Yes, Mr. Manar, how much does the citizen,
00:10:00the journalist,
00:10:03application, and perhaps also how much do institutions
00:10:06need it? And before you answer this question, Mr. Manar, allow
00:10:10me to convey this breaking news to our
00:10:14the screen in this breaking news, SANA
00:10:17announced that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad
00:10:20Al-Shaibani, appointed
00:10:26for peace affairs in the Ministry. So, in this breaking news,
00:10:29quoting SANA, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
00:10:32and Expatriates, Asaad Al-Shaibani, appointed Muzna
00:10:36for peace affairs in the Ministry. Returning to you,
00:10:40Mr. Manar, I repeat the question to you once again: How
00:10:44much does the citizen journalist
00:10:47need this type of
00:10:50application? Yes, Muhammad, greetings to you, to the honorable guest,
00:10:53and to the esteemed viewers. Absolutely, in the age of
00:10:58the 21st century, and therefore,
00:11:01it is necessary to facilitate services, and I
00:11:03believe it is part of a comprehensive vision
00:11:06that the Syrian government has been pursuing since the fall of
00:11:10the Assad regime, within the framework of
00:11:12strengthening communication capabilities
00:11:16and developing
00:11:18communication technologies between the beneficiary
00:11:22and the service provider. I believe that
00:11:27context, especially since the Ministry of Information, as
00:11:30you know, today
00:11:34there are a large number of issues restricted to ministerial
00:11:37approvals, whether for coverage,
00:11:40permits, membership, budgets,
00:11:43and so on, and assignments. Therefore,
00:11:47I believe, based on my understanding of this platform, since the Ministry
00:11:50is the one that facilitates the media process within Syria,
00:11:56that this portal
00:11:58will address
00:12:01the shortcomings
00:12:05obtaining information, and also
00:12:09approvals to facilitate their work, whether
00:12:12for external journalists coming
00:12:15from outside the country or journalists inside
00:12:19the country. Therefore,
00:12:23the studio mentioned, paperwork. It will reduce and alleviate the burden
00:12:27of travel for our colleagues, and I believe many
00:12:32traveling from their areas, whether
00:12:35in eastern Syria or Aleppo or the northern
00:12:38regions to go to Damascus
00:12:42to renew
00:12:45their photography permit and their media
00:12:49assignment and so on. Therefore, this portal is supposed
00:12:52to actually reduce these obstacles and
00:12:56provide a service to colleagues working in the media
00:12:59field, and also
00:13:02those coming from outside the country, especially
00:13:05foreign journalists, so that there is ease and convenience
00:13:09instead of a journalist coming
00:13:14having to review the Ministry of Information and request a permit and so on,
00:13:18and since this permit is automatic after studying their request by
00:13:21the Ministry, it will save time and effort for
00:13:25those coming from abroad
00:13:30within Syria. Yes. Does the application,
00:13:33in your opinion, Mr. Manar,
00:13:36address the crisis of administrative slowness in renewing licenses
00:13:40and annual accreditations,
00:13:42perhaps licenses issued to institutions or
00:13:46even licenses issued
00:13:49to individual journalists?
00:13:52Honestly,
00:13:56the application, and once
00:13:59the documents are completed, whether for media
00:14:01institutions or by registered
00:14:05journalists who have no obstacles to their
00:14:08media work, I believe that the application
00:14:11is supposed to help, but are we,
00:14:15at the level of administrative staff, capable
00:14:19digitizing?
00:14:22development? Are we capable of
00:14:27what the current stage imposes in terms of ease
00:14:30and convenience? It is truly an administrative
00:14:34desire more than a technical desire.
00:14:38I mean, today, in institutions that license media
00:14:41institutions, when you obtain a license,
00:14:44there is supposed to be a non-automatic application.
00:14:48The administrative employee is the one who grants,
00:14:51approves, and so on. Therefore, the application's
00:14:55task is to eliminate paperwork
00:14:58and not to sign the decision or display the decision. Yes.
00:15:01Therefore, it also needs an open administrative mentality,
00:15:04so that whoever meets the conditions and fulfills
00:15:08the requirements can complete their transaction with ease
00:15:12through this application, which saves time, paper,
00:15:15and so on. I believe that a large
00:15:18number of colleagues at the Ministry
00:15:21development, and this development is supposed to contribute
00:15:25to reducing time and effort
00:15:28and to administrative keeping pace
00:15:30with technological development at the Ministry level. Yes, Mr. Yahya,
00:15:34have you communicated with the Ministry of Information and asked
00:15:39application, and when it will
00:15:42perhaps receive certain updates, updates
00:15:46that make services easier for journalists
00:15:49or media professionals? Yes,
00:15:53communication took place, and we obtained some statistics and information from the Ministry.
00:15:56Also, they confirmed that this is a trial version. Regarding
00:15:59development, it will be based on the progress of this application. Does
00:16:03it meet the need and fully satisfy it,
00:16:06and does it fulfill the required purpose correctly, or are there
00:16:10points? Certainly, there will be points for development, but this work
00:16:14will be gradual, based
00:16:17application, based on comments from
00:16:20users of this application, and based on the general reception
00:16:24of the application in Syrian media circles. So, this point,
00:16:27the point of development, will be through developing technical development.
00:16:31We are talking about it now, but I see that it is important
00:16:34that administrative development accompanies technical
00:16:38development. Today, we do not want to transfer the paper
00:16:41experience only to an application to be electronic, so that the complications
00:16:45are the same on paper and then transfer to electronic
00:16:48complications. So, there should be no complaint without review,
00:16:51and there should be no pending requests without responses, whether negative
00:16:55or positive, whether acceptance or rejection, and there should be no problem
00:16:58of this kind. If this administrative stage
00:17:02is moved to a correct place
00:17:04and completely aligns with
00:17:08technical transition, then we are talking here about complete development of the Ministry's work. But if we only talk about
00:17:12technical development and transferring the already complex paper
00:17:17the previous structure that we suffer from
00:17:21and still suffer from and will suffer for an additional period due to
00:17:25the systems that were used during this... These are fears. These are not fears.
00:17:28These are facts, unfortunately. Today, institutions are
00:17:32based on an old operating system that
00:17:35operated without caring about the citizen
00:17:38at all,
00:17:42at any percentage, so that we can be accurate in this matter. I mean here
00:17:45fears for you regarding the stage after
00:17:49this application. No, these are not fears regarding the stage after the application,
00:17:52but rather recommendations for these
00:17:56applications to be a means for development
00:17:58in administrative and technical
00:18:02ministerial work at the same time. The fears
00:18:05are only if we talk about the continued
00:18:08presence of employees
00:18:11the application with the same mentality that is
00:18:14complex in paper procedures and complex electronically. These
00:18:18are the fears that I see as a major
00:18:21obstacle, and if they are overcome, God willing,
00:18:24the Ministry will overcome them. If they are overcome, there will be
00:18:28a qualitative leap in interaction between the media and
00:18:31official bodies represented by the Ministry of
00:18:35the Ministry in the coming period? What is required from the Ministry in the coming period
00:18:39is to recommend and develop administrative staff and to emphasize
00:18:43following up on everything that results from this application, whether
00:18:46requests, licensing requests,
00:18:50accreditation requests, coverage requests. There must
00:18:52be professional handling. If there is a rejection, tell
00:18:56me clearly that you are rejected from this coverage for reason one, two,
00:18:59three. You are accepted.
00:19:03accreditation at this point for reason one, two, three.
00:19:06Here we move. We move
00:19:09professionalism in accepting the reality
00:19:12in all developed countries. Things are discussed clearly
00:19:16and transparently. A request is not ignored because its owner
00:19:19is rejected, but rather he is fully informed: You
00:19:23are rejected from press coverage because of this thing that
00:19:26you did and did not adhere to in the media code of conduct, for
00:19:30example. These are the points that need to be worked on,
00:19:33and I see them as a weakness during the past period. Some
00:19:37journalists had their requests ignored
00:19:40in some cases because they violated some
00:19:44charters, codes,
00:19:48matter must be confronted clearly and fully:
00:19:51You are prohibited from journalistic work or your journalistic
00:19:55work is suspended until the points in which you violated are addressed.
00:19:58Here we move beyond the issue
00:20:01of,
00:20:04I mean, familiarity and the informal relationship,
00:20:07if I may say, between the employee and the journalist.
00:20:10This matter constitutes an obstacle. I believe it can be overcome through
00:20:14the application if it is processed and responses are sent
00:20:19application. Yes, Mr. Manar, also perhaps the citizen journalist or the journalist or
00:20:23media professional in general faces obstacles
00:20:26and problems during the exercise of journalistic
00:20:34today to dispelling the fears
00:20:37of journalists, the fears of media professionals from performing their media message in the
00:20:41required manner through the complaints portal, which is supposed
00:20:46application or within,
00:20:49I mean, the application's interfaces,
00:20:52in your opinion? Yes, Muhammad, certainly,
00:20:56as you mentioned earlier, the application
00:20:59is supposed to contribute
00:21:03to serving fellow journalists, to managing their time,
00:21:07to reducing the troubles
00:21:09for fellow journalists. But risk management,
00:21:13fears, and so on is an administrative
00:21:17decision and a ministerial vision that differs from the application.
00:21:20It is merely a tool among these
00:21:23tools. There could have been, in the Ministry,
00:21:26for example, a complaints box or so on.
00:21:28But any development, and I believe
00:21:32any development process, no matter what tools it has
00:21:36and what tools it possesses, unless there is a desire from
00:21:39the decision-maker and a vision from the decision-maker
00:21:43development by creating a
00:21:46strong and safe media
00:21:51at the level of managing institutions or at the level
00:21:55of individuals working in the media, as individuals,
00:21:57I don't think we will see
00:22:00positive and tangible results. It helps in
00:22:04facilitating the submission of complaints. It helps in the speed
00:22:07of receiving complaints. I mean,
00:22:10while you could have gone to the directorate's
00:22:13headquarters or to the Ministry's headquarters
00:22:16to submit your complaint, now you can send a simple
00:22:19message through the application for this complaint to reach its
00:22:23destination. However, as I mentioned, any fears
00:22:26for those working in the media in Syria
00:22:29are dispelled.
00:22:32The decision-maker dispels these fears by formulating
00:22:35policies and a vision for developing
00:22:38journalistic work and for creating a safe environment for the work
00:22:41of journalists in Syria. Therefore,
00:22:45I believe everything we mentioned and everything we rely on and everything
00:22:49I can say application and this
00:22:52portal is a positive measure to keep pace with
00:22:56technological development,
00:22:59measure is supposed to be accompanied by an open administrative mentality
00:23:02capable of keeping pace with it and the technical
00:23:07expected and hoped for by most
00:23:10fellow journalists to positively reflect on
00:23:13the media environment, making it more
00:23:17secure and more accessible.
00:23:26And I believe that the experiences of colleagues working inside
00:23:29Syria, through approvals, and
00:23:32through in the governorates,
00:23:36and through access, and through correctly accessing information,
00:23:39still suffer and suffer greatly. And I believe
00:23:42that, I mean, today we have in every governorate a directorate
00:23:46and a directorate for the directorate, and a directorate for the directorate of culture,
00:23:50for the directorate of education, I mean, there is
00:23:53a very severe bureaucracy in media work, honestly.
00:23:57Today, through my follow-up, through my daily interaction with colleagues,
00:23:59through even access to... And this application, is it possible, Mr.
00:24:03Manar, that it will reduce this bureaucracy that
00:24:06you are talking about? It is supposed to.
00:24:12development is supposed to reduce
00:24:15it, indeed, this bureaucracy, because it is not justified
00:24:19that I did not know or I did not hear or I did not
00:24:24application, there should be an electronic
00:24:26incoming mail for colleagues
00:24:30who are managing
00:24:33electronic incoming mail cannot be hindered
00:24:36by a message by a lack of notification,
00:24:39a message to an official, and it can
00:24:43be hindered by the absence
00:24:46of something at another official. Therefore, this application is supposed
00:24:49to allow access to information
00:24:53and therefore the right to respond and also access to
00:24:56complaints and the right to answer these complaints and address complaints
00:25:02the media field in Syria. Yes, Mr. Yahya, there are many
00:25:06and media professionals today who work independently.
00:25:10The world has changed today with digital transformation. The profession of journalism
00:25:14is no longer monopolized
00:25:17by graduates of journalism and media colleges. Many citizens,
00:25:21journalists, practice journalism
00:25:25and work independently, perhaps through
00:25:28their own pages on social media platforms, through
00:25:32websites or otherwise.
00:25:35How can these freelancers
00:25:38also benefit from this
00:25:41of Information provide support to them in
00:25:44practicing their journalistic work with full freedom and
00:25:48ease? Yes, Muhammad,
00:25:50regarding citizen journalists
00:25:54or individuals working in media content creation,
00:25:58the application will be more useful to them than others, because
00:26:01coordination between media outlets, such as channels
00:26:04and websites, with the Ministry of Information
00:26:08than coordination between individuals
00:26:11working in the journalistic field away from institutions
00:26:14and the Ministry of Information.
00:26:18the application, through the ease of access to
00:26:21all officials and all departments. Today we are talking
00:26:24about facilitating and simplifying procedures for them, knowing
00:26:28the standards they must meet to move
00:26:32to the stage of official coverage, because, I mean, let's be
00:26:35realistic, the citizen journalist, no matter how experienced
00:26:39he is, and no matter how
00:26:42journalistic work is that he practices or the media work that he practices
00:26:46through his work independently, he will not
00:26:48have the sufficient experience to match
00:26:52the professional work
00:26:55carried out by media institutions, which adhere to
00:26:58very high standards and adhere to strict laws
00:27:02regarding some files and an editorial policy adopted
00:27:06by them. So, today we are talking about citizen
00:27:09journalists, Muhammad, who need
00:27:13support, who need to correct their path
00:27:16through working with
00:27:20continuous coverage, through being present in locations
00:27:23that match their experience and where they can contribute
00:27:26something extra, and not rushing
00:27:29to move them to higher stages
00:27:33that may affect the Ministry's work and the media environment,
00:27:37and even themselves personally. Are you satisfied with
00:27:40the work progress in the Ministry of Information in this regard?
00:27:43Honestly, regarding citizen journalists, you mean, or in general?
00:27:46In general, in general, we are not talking about
00:27:50whether we are satisfied or not. On the contrary, we commend the efforts
00:27:54made by the Ministry of Information. Whoever looks at the details of the work
00:27:57that are being carried out working with cadres of the Ministry of Information
00:28:01and other ministries. which are considered vital. From
00:28:04whoever knows the size of the challenges, we are talking about a very large
00:28:08amount of work. We are talking about tremendous pressure. They have worked overtime
00:28:11continuously, especially during national events and especially
00:28:15during exceptional events. We are talking about attacks they are exposed
00:28:19to regularly from several foreign countries.
00:28:22To be honest, it is fair to say that we are satisfied with this work
00:28:26and we seek to develop this
00:28:29in hand, God willing. To be in one path, the ministry is
00:28:33the official face of the media in our country and we are
00:28:37the unofficial face of this media work,
00:28:39and both of us complement each other in presenting a correct
00:28:43and distinguished media image of our country, Syria. Yes, Professor
00:28:47Manar, what is your assessment also
00:28:50the general assessment of the level
00:28:52of
00:28:55follow-up and keeping pace today of the Ministry of Information, the official
00:28:59media entities also regarding the issue of digital
00:29:03transformation?
00:29:05I think the numbers are enough to indicate
00:29:08the strong presence of these institutions
00:29:10today,
00:29:14Al-Ikhbariya now, I say that Al-Ikhbariya, with
00:29:19field, also the SANA agency
00:29:22and the government media have indeed achieved
00:29:25tangible successes on all levels,
00:29:28especially in reaching the
00:29:31recipient. And through
00:29:33achieving
00:29:36enormous leaps in terms of reach and even
00:29:39influence and in terms of sharing official news from official
00:29:43accounts affiliated with government
00:29:47institutions, and this was not the case
00:29:50is clear in the development in this
00:29:53for all media institutions in terms of
00:29:57form and we hope a little of
00:29:59the content, and I also hope for
00:30:02that it
00:30:06meets our aspirations at the present
00:30:09time, but it is expected, it is a fact of life that there should
00:30:12always be a desire to develop these
00:30:16media outlets, especially since these outlets were exclusive
00:30:20to, to
00:30:24Syrians, and now this door has opened
00:30:28to everyone, and this openness,
00:30:33the facts, through the numbers and through reaching and through
00:30:37being able to have a widespread
00:30:40presence in
00:30:43different
00:30:47outside, and it has also been able to reach
00:30:50the expatriate in a big way. It has been able
00:30:54to keep pace with the aspirations of Syrians in, sorry, the activities
00:30:57of Syrians in most countries.