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00:00:04aspects: staff,
00:00:06medicines,
00:00:15million and 700 thousand rooms were built inside this
00:00:15hospital after it did not
00:00:29hour of the news tour,
00:00:33in which
00:00:35President Al-Shara reveals comprehensive development projects
00:00:39for the eastern governorates
00:00:43to import from withdrawing from and confirms work on developing the industry, health, and road sectors in Deir
00:00:46ez-Zor.
00:00:49Al-Shaibani visits Ankara today to meet his Turkish counterpart
00:00:53of wheat and importing it and anticipated joint discussions on combating
00:00:56maintaining the
00:00:56wealth or terrorism and supporting the stability of Syria.
00:01:02the poor telecommunications situation The Syrian Grain Establishment announces achieving self-sufficiency in wheat
00:01:05for the first time in years and says that
00:01:08the quantities of the current season exceed the country's annual
00:01:11needs.
00:01:14The random landfill exacerbates the pollution crisis in
00:01:18Al-Atarib in the Aleppo countryside, and the residents demand its removal
00:01:22away from residential
00:01:24in the Turkish parliament. All these areas.
00:01:30from farmers
00:01:31we meet with people here in
00:01:31in the coming years.
00:01:45Welcome to the details. President
00:01:48poor in many Ahmed Al-Shara said in a video call during the opening of Deir
00:01:51ez-Zor International Airport that work is underway on comprehensive
00:01:54development plans for the eastern region,
00:01:57including Deir ez-Zor, Al-Hasakah, and Al-Raqqa. Among them is the construction
00:02:01of a cancer hospital in Deir ez-Zor and the implementation
00:02:04of the international road project between Deir ez-Zor
00:02:07and Damascus. There are
00:02:09development plans
00:02:12we are working on for the
00:02:14in the integration process and obstacles. eastern region, Deir ez-Zor, Al-Hasakah, and Al-Raqqa, and for all
00:02:17of Syria, but there is a specificity in
00:02:23will know in the coming to start the eastern region and due to its abundance of resources, we have gradually worked on the development plan,
00:02:26including the rehabilitation of infrastructure and also the rehabilitation
00:02:30of the health sector there. There is also a hospital
00:02:34for cancer
00:02:38diseases, which will also be built at an estimated cost
00:02:41of $21 million,
00:02:44and also the road connecting Damascus
00:02:47and Deir ez-Zor is also a two-way road. We have been working since
00:02:51last year on studying this
00:02:55road, and we have almost reached the end
00:02:58of the road,
00:03:01on the 7th visited Syria and stressed almost at a cost estimated between $275 million to
00:03:04$300 million. Work will begin on it soon, God willing.
00:03:07القريب.
00:03:09The President added to Al-Shara that there is a project to establish a large
00:03:13industrial city that includes
00:03:16food industries and petrochemical
00:03:19industries, with the aim of exporting products from Deir ez-Zor
00:03:22directly abroad. Also, there is
00:03:25a project for a large industrial
00:03:28of Syria's self-sufficiency city that will also have food industries and also
00:03:30petrochemical industries to provide large employment opportunities and also to export
00:03:34products directly from Deir ez-Zor
00:03:38to all parts of the world. Will
00:03:42of this has accumulated, and consequently, million and 700 thousand Deir ez-Zor be manufactured in Deir ez-Zor soon, God willing? So, God willing,
00:03:46all these projects will be worked on, God willing, diligently. We need
00:03:51as its shells are used some time until these projects are completed, and we
00:03:54do not consider anything too much for our people in Deir ez-Zor and our people in the east
00:03:57also. And these are just the beginnings, God willing,
00:04:00and the first thing we will start with is connecting roads so that
00:04:04people can go and return to
00:04:07its needs of Deir ez-Zor safely
00:04:08wheat this and comfortably. On his part, the Head of the General Civil Aviation
00:04:12and joint coordination in this and Air Transport Authority, Omar Al-Hussary, said
00:04:15that the authority will establish an advanced air cargo center in
00:04:18Deir ez-Zor International Airport to support commercial,
00:04:22agricultural, and industrial activity in the governorate. What
00:04:25we are opening today is the first phase of
00:04:29a comprehensive project to develop
00:04:32Deir ez-Zor Airport. The next
00:04:36and secure it from abroad. phase, God willing, will see the construction of a modern passenger terminal
00:04:39that responds to the expected growth in passenger
00:04:42traffic and the establishment of an advanced
00:04:45air cargo center that serves commercial,
00:04:49agricultural, and industrial activity in the governorate
00:04:52and the establishment
00:04:54during the summer of an integrated hangar for aircraft maintenance that supports air operations
00:04:58and enhances capabilities,
00:05:00in addition to a hotel, investment areas,
00:05:04and integrated service and logistical facilities,
00:05:07which will transform Deir ez-Zor Airport into an economic and development
00:05:11center that serves
00:05:14the governorate and eastern Syria and enhances
00:05:18its position within the air transport system in the Syrian
00:05:21Arab Republic. For details,
00:05:28were discussed by President Ahmed Al-Shara during the opening of Deir
00:05:32ez-Zor Airport. Let us
00:05:33know the details.
00:05:41are not new, but they were announced last
00:05:45night at the opening ceremony of Deir ez-Zor
00:05:48International Airport through a video call with
00:05:51the President of the Republic, Ahmed Al-Shara.
00:05:55There are many strategic projects in Deir ez-Zor, as promised by the
00:05:58governorate of Deir ez-Zor several months ago. Perhaps
00:06:01the most prominent of them, we are talking about almost a year ago,
00:06:04there was a contract signed with UCC
00:06:08Energy Group, which is the establishment of a thermal
00:06:11power plant south of Deir ez-Zor, near
00:06:14the Al-Taim oil field, Al-Taim power
00:06:17plant for electricity transmission and generation south of
00:06:20Deir ez-Zor. Also, a power
00:06:22plant for electricity
00:06:26generation with clean energy at an average
00:06:29of 1300 megawatts serves this
00:06:32region and the eastern region
00:06:36in general. It was even said that they could
00:06:39then serve or export this electricity
00:06:43to Iraq if they intended to
00:06:46do so. So today, Deir ez-Zor needs
00:06:49perhaps only 300 megawatts at this time, and perhaps later
00:06:53500 megawatts to serve this
00:06:56region in terms of electricity.
00:06:59Now it is 60 megawatts, which means operating for almost an hour
00:07:03compared to power outages of four or five hours. So this is what concerns
00:07:07the power generation plant.
00:07:11Also, on Monday, the foundation stone will be laid
00:07:14for the opening of the foundation stone
00:07:17for the oncology hospital, which was said
00:07:21to be the largest hospital in Syria here in
00:07:25Deir ez-Zor. Also, there is
00:07:28an approval
00:07:32planning for the new city of Deir
00:07:35ez-Zor, which is located 3 km south of the center of Deir
00:07:38ez-Zor, near the sports city and the Euphrates
00:07:41University, in this area, with about
00:07:4590 thousand residential
00:07:47units or housing units
00:07:50according to high quality standards, as stated by the
00:07:54governorate of Deir ez-Zor several months ago, but a few
00:07:58days ago, it was approved that they start planning. Also,
00:08:02the industrial city is an old project since
00:08:06perhaps about 20 years or a little less
00:08:09than that in the industrial city on the other bank of the Euphrates River.
00:08:13And now it seems that it has become a reality, but
00:08:16all these projects, Catherine, perhaps
00:08:19someone will hear that these projects have started in Deir ez-Zor, and the opening
00:08:22of the airport and paving seven roads within the city of Deir ez-Zor
00:08:26will be worked on during the coming period. These
00:08:29projects need a considerable amount of time,
00:08:33perhaps years. If we talk about the power
00:08:36generation plant south of Deir ez-Zor,
00:08:39UCC said during its visit to Deir ez-Zor for the first time that
00:08:43it needs three to five years. Also,
00:08:46the oncology hospital, which, as
00:08:49the President said, costs $22 million,
00:08:53also needs a considerable amount of time, perhaps more than a year.
00:08:56The political bridge, whose rehabilitation work
00:09:00has accelerated, perhaps needs a year. Also,
00:09:04the new city perhaps needs 10 years or
00:09:07a little more than that, according to Vision 2040, which was set by
00:09:11the governorate of Deir ez-Zor some time ago. So, strategic projects,
00:09:14but they are long-term. If we also talk about the Grand Mosque,
00:09:18which is the largest mosque in Syria, inside
00:09:22the central park, it also needs perhaps
00:09:25years to be completed. It is a charitable project, of course, from
00:09:28a donor who is not from the governorate of Deir ez-Zor, but with the partnership
00:09:32and approval of the governorate of Deir ez-Zor and the Endowments. These
00:09:35projects need a long period of time. There are perhaps
00:09:39sufferings and tragedies that the people of Deir ez-Zor are suffering
00:09:43from regarding urgent solutions
00:09:46to the problems they face daily.
00:09:48We need
00:09:50to talk about the reality of Deir ez-Zor
00:09:54during this period. How does it look from a service
00:09:57perspective?
00:10:01Realistically, the situation is not good, if we say it is
00:10:05very bad in many sectors. If
00:10:08we talk about health, in previous interventions,
00:10:12past reports, the only hospital in Deir ez-Zor is the National Hospital.
00:10:16There is also the former military hospital, which is now specialized
00:10:19only in delivery cases.
00:10:22Also, these hospitals suffer greatly
00:10:25from a shortage in all
00:10:31equipment, in all aspects. Although there were
00:10:34many improvements, 14 operating
00:10:40have any MRI machine, whose funds were collected
00:10:44through the Deir Al-Ezz campaign on September 11th
00:10:47last year. Also, the process of purchasing
00:10:51it and perhaps installing it needs another period.
00:10:55If we talk about the educational reality,
00:10:5754% of Deir ez-Zor's schools are destroyed.
00:11:0180% of Deir ez-Zor's homes and neighborhoods are destroyed. All
00:11:05of this directly affects the citizen's life. The dilapidated
00:11:08electricity, the water that cuts off from time
00:11:12to time, knowing that this city or this governorate is located on
00:11:15both banks of the Euphrates River, and it is considered
00:11:18rich in this
00:11:21this river, the Euphrates River. Also,
00:11:27in many neighborhoods, perhaps there are no telecommunications, and also on the
00:11:30Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road, it is almost completely cut off. All these problems
00:11:34need quick solutions. We have previously discussed
00:11:37them in some meetings, whether with the President of the Republic during his visit to Deir ez-Zor,
00:11:41or with some ministers who visit Deir ez-Zor. In fact,
00:11:45there seems to be a problem with quick
00:11:47solutions and relying entirely on strategic solutions
00:11:51that take years. And realistically, when
00:11:56the streets, their demands are
00:11:59urgent and insistent. If we also talk about the main
00:12:03problem, which every citizen in Deir ez-Zor needs
00:12:06daily, which is bread.
00:12:10Bread in the governorate is considered
00:12:13cases. Supervision is sometimes strict,
00:12:17and sometimes it is non-existent in many bakeries.
00:12:20These problems still exist in the governorate of Deir ez-Zor.
00:12:23The promises from the governorate of Deir ez-Zor and the governorate that they
00:12:27will address all these problems in the coming period,
00:12:30but so far there have been no quick
00:12:34emergency solutions to these
00:12:47of Al-Hasakah held a meeting with the committee of displaced
00:12:50people from Al-Hasakah city, during which he discussed
00:12:53the situation of the displaced and the file of their return to their homes.
00:12:57The meeting discussed, according to Al-Hasakah Media Directorate,
00:13:00the most prominent challenges facing the displaced
00:13:04and reviewed proposals to facilitate their return,
00:13:07in addition to discussing ways to improve services
00:13:11in their neighborhoods, in order to contribute to
00:13:14creating appropriate conditions for their stability and the return
00:13:17of normal life to them.
00:13:21A delegation of displaced people from Al-Hasakah city,
00:13:25accompanied by the commander of the internal security, visited
00:13:28Huyran in preparation for their return to their areas.
00:14:03Anadolu Agency reported that Foreign Minister Assad
00:14:07Al-Shaibani will visit Turkey to meet with
00:14:10Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Diplomatic sources
00:14:14at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated
00:14:17that the two ministers are expected to conduct a comprehensive assessment
00:14:21of the multi-faceted efforts made with the support of
00:14:25Turkey to achieve lasting stability and security in Syria.
00:14:29The sources reported that Fidan will emphasize the gradual
00:14:32development of Syria's ability to combat terrorism
00:14:37regard. The Turkish side will also stress during the meeting
00:14:41its country's rejection of Israeli policies
00:14:44and practices aimed at hindering efforts to achieve
00:14:47stability in
00:14:48Syria.
00:14:55For details, our correspondent from Ankara, Youssef Mulla, joins
00:14:58us. Welcome, Youssef. Youssef, tell us about
00:15:02the details of the visit of Foreign Minister Assad Al-Shaibani to
00:15:05Turkey and the expected program of this
00:15:15is being held here in the capital, Ankara, between the Syrian Foreign Minister
00:15:19Assad Hassan Al-Shaibani
00:15:21and the Turkish Foreign Minister
00:15:25Hakan Fidan. The visit
00:15:27was described by the Turkish media as
00:15:31an official working visit, in which, according
00:15:34to Turkish experts,
00:15:37both parties will discuss enhancing
00:15:40bilateral cooperation between Syria and Turkey. It is expected
00:15:44that the talks will focus
00:15:47on supporting efforts to establish security and stability
00:15:51in Syria. Also, observers of the Syrian-Turkish
00:15:54file in Turkey believe that
00:15:57both parties desire to develop
00:16:00coordination on the file of combating terrorism
00:16:03and enhancing cooperation in areas such as
00:16:07reconstruction, in addition to following
00:16:10up on the articles on how far cooperation
00:16:13has reached in areas such as the economy
00:16:16and also building state institutions
00:16:18and expanding bilateral relations
00:16:22between Syria and Turkey at the government level and at the parliamentary
00:16:25level with the opening of parliament and the holding of its sessions in
00:16:29Syria. Also, Turkish observers believe that
00:16:33both sides are undertaking this visit in light of
00:16:38new developments in northeastern Syria,
00:16:41especially with the meeting that this visit coincides
00:16:44with, the meeting between the Syrian President and the Foreign Minister
00:16:48with a delegation from the SDF in Damascus a few
00:16:51days ago, and also developments
00:16:54in the "Turkey free of terrorism" file,
00:16:57which has seen many meetings
00:17:02matters will be discussed
00:17:05within the file of integrating northeastern
00:17:08Syria and the SDF into the
00:17:12Syrian government and integrating the region
00:17:15with the central government, in addition
00:17:19to a number of regional issues, foremost among them, Catherine,
00:17:22the situation in Gaza and Lebanon,
00:17:26and also developments related to the Iranian-American war
00:17:30and diplomatic efforts aimed at stabilizing the ceasefire and reopening
00:17:33the Strait of Hormuz. Yes, strengthening regional
00:17:37stability. It is also expected that the discussion
00:17:40will also address the
00:17:44SDF file and how far the integration process has reached
00:17:47and whether there is a delay
00:17:51Turkey focuses on this a lot because it has the longest border
00:17:55with neighboring Syria. There are many files that we
00:18:09The Deputy Political Coordinator of France to the United
00:18:12Nations, during a Security Council session on international peace
00:18:16and security, expressed her country's support for Syria's
00:18:19efforts in combating ISIS, stressing
00:18:22the importance of the international coalition's role in defeating
00:18:25the organization. The new Syrian authorities are engaged in efforts
00:18:29to combat terrorism, and we also emphasize the importance of the international coalition
00:18:33to defeat ISIS. The President of the French Republic
00:18:38his commitment within a global partnership that
00:18:42the reintegration of groups that fought ISIS, especially the Syrian
00:18:46Democratic Forces, must continue in compliance with
00:18:49the commitments made towards them.
00:18:53The Deputy Political Coordinator of the British Mission
00:18:56to the United Nations praised during a Security
00:19:00Council session Syria's efforts in combating
00:19:03ISIS. We commend Syria and Iraq for
00:19:07their continuous efforts to combat ISIS. In
00:19:10Syria, there is a new political
00:19:13chapter that offers an opportunity for security and stability,
00:19:17and we welcome the decision of the Syrian government to join the global
00:19:20coalition against ISIS as its
00:19:2319th member. The Fourth Criminal Court
00:19:26in Damascus set August 24th
00:19:30as the date for verification and sentencing of former Mufti
00:19:34Ahmed Hassoun, who is accused of crimes of incitement,
00:19:37violence, and justifying killing during the era of the deposed regime.
00:19:41The court held the fifth session of Ahmed Hassoun's trial
00:19:44in the presence of representatives of national and international
00:19:48human rights organizations, while the session was presided
00:19:51over by Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Arian.
00:19:54The trial comes as part of a series of trials
00:19:57of those involved in the violations that Syria witnessed
00:20:01during the years between 2011
00:20:03and 2024. An Israeli occupation
00:21:07patrol infiltrated through the Tel Abu al-Gheithar
00:21:11gate towards Wadi al-Ruqad, reaching Saraya Juma
00:21:14west of Daraa, according to the correspondent of Syria TV.
00:21:17The correspondent explained that the Israeli force
00:21:21set up a temporary checkpoint in the area, where it conducted
00:21:25interrogations of a number of farmers and livestock
00:21:28herders before
00:21:31the area. This comes amidst the continuous
00:21:34violations of the Israeli occupation in southern
00:21:37Syria.
00:21:43Two men died and two others were injured
00:21:47in a traffic accident caused by a collision between a car
00:21:50and a motorcycle at the entrance of Ariha city in the Idlib
00:21:54countryside. Civil Defense teams responded to the accident immediately
00:21:57after receiving the report and worked to clear and secure the road,
00:22:01and also provided first aid to the injured
00:22:04before transferring them to hospitals for necessary
00:22:07treatment.
00:22:11Civil Defense announced that its teams responded to
00:22:1427 traffic accidents across Syria yesterday,
00:22:18Wednesday, resulting in two deaths
00:22:21and 27 injuries. Civil Defense
00:22:24stated in a statement that its teams provided first aid
00:22:28to the injured before transferring them to hospitals for
00:22:31treatment, while it undertook to remove the traces
00:22:34of accidents and secure
00:22:36their locations.
00:22:41Civil Defense announced that it responded to
00:22:44133 fires across Syria yesterday,
00:22:47Wednesday, resulting in the injury of three
00:22:51people, including two firefighters. Civil Defense stated
00:22:54in a statement that the fires included seven
00:22:58fires in fields and agricultural crops, and
00:23:01126 scattered fires that affected
00:23:05homes, commercial premises, weeds, and electrical
00:23:09wires.
00:23:19The Syrian Grain Establishment announced
00:23:22that the country achieved self-sufficiency in wheat for the first
00:23:26time in years after the quantities received
00:23:29from the current season's crop exceeded
00:23:32its annual needs. SANA quoted Assistant General
00:23:35Manager of the Establishment, Ahmed Qadoon, as saying
00:23:38that the total quantities of wheat received in
00:23:42various governorates amounted to 2 million and 700
00:23:46thousand tons. Qadoon added that the quantities received
00:23:50exceeded Syria's annual need for wheat,
00:23:53which is 2 million and 550 thousand
00:23:56tons, which reflects the country's achievement of self-sufficiency in
00:24:00the crop.
00:24:06On the topic, our correspondent from Damascus, Diala Al-Bahri,
00:24:09joins us. Welcome, Diala. Diala, tell
00:24:13us about the Syrian Grain Establishment's announcement
00:24:18in wheat.
00:24:26Grain Establishment is talking about receiving
00:24:292
00:24:32tons of wheat since the beginning of
00:24:34the season until August 5th.
00:24:38According to the statements of the establishment,
00:24:41the Grain Establishment, this exceeds the country's
00:24:45annual need, which was estimated.
00:24:48Therefore, this means that
00:24:52Syria this season was able to cover
00:24:58season. Of course, last season,
00:25:02Catherine, actually witnessed a sharp decline
00:25:05in wheat production, reaching nearly 90,000
00:25:08tons only of the quantities that
00:25:12were received due to the drought
00:25:16that the country witnessed last season.
00:25:19This prompted the need
00:25:22to import wheat
00:25:26This season was described by officials
00:25:29as a bountiful season due to
00:25:32the rainfall that the country witnessed,
00:25:35and most importantly, the return of a number of major governorates
00:25:38in wheat production, the governorates in the north
00:25:41and northeast, their return to
00:25:45the calculations of wheat production,
00:25:48which raised expectations previously. The Ministry
00:25:52of Agriculture had previously expected that
00:25:55wheat production would double this season, and it
00:25:59had estimated the matter at, or
00:26:02the production quantities were between 2 million
00:26:05and 300 thousand tons and between 2 million and 500 thousand
00:26:09tons of wheat production, until the Syrian
00:26:13Grain Establishment announced receiving 2
00:26:17tons of wheat, which exceeded even the estimates
00:26:21that were being talked about. Of course,
00:26:24this is not only important for securing bread for Syrians,
00:26:28but also this is fundamentally
00:26:31linked to the most important component of the country's
00:26:34food security, which is wheat.
00:26:37Also, the country's achievement of self-sufficiency
00:26:41in wheat means reducing the need
00:26:46abroad to secure wheat, and thus relieving
00:26:49the pressures associated
00:26:52with the country's securing
00:26:55from abroad. Regarding
00:26:58quantities of wheat received and the reserves
00:27:02of it, as well
00:27:06as all these quantities, the General
00:27:09Grain Establishment has begun distributing these
00:27:12quantities to silos, small silos,
00:27:15and equipped centers for preserving and storing
00:27:19wheat, in conjunction with the expansion and rehabilitation
00:27:23of facilities and centers in various governorates
00:27:26to accommodate these incoming quantities
00:27:30as well as the quantities
00:27:44is regaining its presence in Tamana'ah town in the southern
00:27:47Idlib countryside, with the return of farmers to their orchards
00:27:51after years of displacement. Despite the improved quality
00:27:54of the crop this year, low production and high
00:27:58tree care costs remain among the most prominent
00:28:01challenges facing farmers, at a time when prices have
00:28:05risen in the markets.
00:28:06Five years were
00:28:09not enough to break the connection between
00:28:13Abu Khalid and his pistachio trees, so he returned
00:28:17to them, carrying the hope of a season that
00:28:21would restore some of the orchard's vitality. Years
00:28:24of absence left their mark on trees exhausted
00:28:27by neglect and threatened by pests, while
00:28:40for five years, the pistachio tree suffered,
00:28:44and pests became very widespread in it.
00:28:47We found it very damaged.
00:28:51In the market of Tamana'ah,
00:28:54the season's fruits turn into buying and selling,
00:28:57and the price of a kilogram
00:29:00reaches about Despite
00:29:04the improved quality of pistachios compared
00:29:07to last season, the decrease in the quantity
00:29:10offered led to an increase in its prices. Traders expect
00:29:14a greater improvement in the next season
00:29:17with the return of farmers to cultivate
00:29:20their orchards after years of absence.
00:29:23With the return of the orchards to cultivation, production opportunities are renewed,
00:29:27and the marketing cycle gradually moves towards
00:29:30foreign markets.
00:29:33It will take one or two years to compensate for the shortage that
00:29:37existed, of course, the shortage that existed was due to drought,
00:29:40neglect, pruning, and so on. All
00:29:45this effect needs time. The value
00:29:48of the pistachio tree is not limited to its fruits,
00:29:53for heating, which gives it additional
00:29:56economic importance. With its multiple
00:29:59benefits, this tree maintains its
00:30:02position as green gold in
00:30:05the southern Idlib countryside. Between the persistence
00:30:08of cutting and direct logging,
00:30:12agricultural pests, and high costs,
00:30:15the farmers of Tamana'ah continue to harvest what remains of
00:30:19their crops, clinging to a tree
00:30:22that has formed the backbone of their economy
00:30:25for years. Ibrahim Sweid, Syria TV,
00:30:29Idlib countryside. The General Company
00:30:32for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Damascus announced the amendment
00:30:36of the water supply program for some areas due to
00:30:39the decrease in the flow of major water sources.
00:30:42The company clarified through its Facebook page
00:30:45that the amended program will be implemented
00:30:48starting from today, Thursday, in light of the high temperatures
00:30:52and increased consumption in Damascus and its countryside
00:30:57season.