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00:00:03to their work in is suitable for some types of
00:00:09a severe shortage of reliance was on regular gasoline
00:00:13the civilians
00:00:15camp, Dima.
00:00:22report documented a rise in
00:00:30Yes, in fact, Dima, there is as the Director of Education said, to protect Welcome, viewers, to the news from Syria TV. We begin with the top
00:00:33headlines:
00:00:36A dust storm in Deir Ezzor province causes
00:00:39low visibility, and the Directorate of Education suspends
00:00:43classes in all
00:00:44schools.
00:00:47Significant damage reported in some camps in Barisha, rural
00:00:51Idlib, due to heavy
00:00:53rains.
00:00:56Shortage of gasoline and diesel, and disappearance from
00:01:00most gas stations in Aleppo
00:01:02and Idlib governorates.
00:01:05The Central Bank implements
00:01:09and how the situation looks at its first letter of credit in 14 years to finance
00:01:11a deal to import oil products from
00:01:15Saudi Aramco.
00:01:22he was released through the efforts of
00:01:38and kinds of gasoline Syria TV's correspondent reported that a dust storm
00:01:41hit Deir Ezzor province, which led to low visibility
00:01:45in large areas of
00:01:46the province.
00:01:49In the early morning hours, a dust storm covered the atmosphere of
00:01:52Deir Ezzor province, causing
00:01:54actual impact
00:01:56ways to enhance cooperation in a sharp drop in visibility amidst warnings of dangers.
00:02:00Travel in the prevailing
00:02:02of diesel on weather conditions.
00:02:04The Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management warned the residents of Deir Ezzor
00:02:08today these families have no not to go out until the storm
00:02:13Aleppo, which is located on subsides. They also called for securing objects that are prone
00:02:16to flying on roofs and high places, including
00:02:20solar energy
00:02:22panels. The Directorate of Education and Training in Deir Ezzor
00:02:26province announced the suspension of classes in all. The province's schools
00:02:29due to the current weather conditions
00:02:32and to ensure the safety of
00:02:36to get the students and educational behind us, this entire staff. The decision comes in conjunction with a dust storm
00:02:40that hit the province and caused low
00:02:43government visibility, according to our correspondent.
00:02:50and provisions of
00:02:55towards Kafr Hamra. The gas stations
00:03:08discourse that does And from Deir Ezzor, Musab Al-Hind, a correspondent for Syria TV, joins us. Welcome,
00:03:10Musab, to brief us on the details
00:03:13the gas stations in of the situation there in Deir Ezzor after
00:03:15the dust storm, and it seems that this storm has receded. Could you describe
00:03:19the situation to us?
00:03:22Greetings to you, Dima, and to our dear viewers. A little while ago,
00:03:25about half an hour ago, we were filming in this place, the
00:03:28atmosphere here was completely covered
00:03:31by the dust storm.
00:03:33The atmosphere of Deir Ezzor governorate in the early
00:03:37morning hours, after dawn, and the storm lasted
00:03:40for about three hours before half
00:03:44an hour ago it moved to
00:03:46eastern Syria towards the city of Al-Bukamal, all the way
00:03:50We monitor the details of the situation with to Iraq. Of course, some minor injuries were recorded
00:03:53throughout Deir Ezzor governorate. A motorcycle
00:03:56consequently, work in accident, a motorcycle collided clinic that serves this with a car, and was transported to
00:04:00the hospital with minor injuries. Also, some people who
00:04:03suffer from asthma patients, some of these people
00:04:07were evacuated to the National Hospital and the necessary measures
00:04:10were taken for them, with no major damage recorded throughout
00:04:15much greater than
00:04:15meaning, the residential the governorate. Of course, regarding Deir Ezzor governorate, there were
00:04:17previous warnings from the Ministry of Emergency
00:04:21and Disaster and Civil Defense
00:04:25and also the men throughout eastern Syria, Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, Hasakah, and some parts of Aleppo.
00:04:28It said that there will be
00:04:31rain storms,
00:04:34some gas station owners to not register for thunder storms, and also
00:04:37see what the steps are for dust storms that will hit these areas throughout eastern Syria, and this is what we witnessed last
00:04:40month. There was a rain storm accompanied by
00:04:44severe thunder and lightning and also today
00:04:47we saw this dust storm. The preparations also included
00:04:50high-altitude areas, residents who live in
00:04:54high areas, rooftops of houses, everyone who has any
00:04:57object that can fly, and based on that, Musab,
00:05:01classes were suspended in
00:05:04the first country in the all schools in the governorate. What is the situation like now? The movement
00:05:06of residents inside
00:05:08the city?
00:05:12To their work, they went
00:05:16the institutions where they work. However, in the
00:05:19early morning hours, visibility was completely non-existent. In fact,
00:05:23some residents were unable to go out. We also saw very few
00:05:26cars in all the streets. Now, movement has returned to
00:05:30normal. Of course, school
00:05:32attendance was suspended by the Directorate of Education, and this was published on all
00:05:36pages of Deir Ezzor governorate,
00:05:39students. However, the
00:05:42second shift in Deir Ezzor has a significant
00:05:46shortage of schools, so the morning shift was completely suspended. Some
00:05:49schools resumed classes after the dust storm cleared
00:05:53and moved to other areas throughout Deir
00:05:56Ezzor governorate. Also, regarding rooftops, the ministry
00:06:00warned residents to secure any object that can fly, such as solar
00:06:04energy panels, unsecured tanks, and
00:06:07not to approach trees. This is very important, according
00:06:10to what the ministry stated. However, the dust storm has now cleared,
00:06:14but there are also warnings of the return of rain to eastern Syria,
00:06:18to Deir Ezzor governorate, accompanied by thunderstorms, of which
00:06:22the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster warned. There could
00:06:24also be other dust storms which we call "dust haze"
00:06:28throughout Deir Ezzor governorate. The dust on the ground,
00:06:31meaning it reached about 10 mm, according to what we see and observe.
00:06:35It covered the entire Deir Ezzor governorate. Some
00:06:38asthma patients were transported to the hospital and dealt with. This is all that
00:06:42we witnessed throughout the governorate. The storm lasted for about
00:06:45three hours after the dawn prayer, about ten minutes
00:06:49until half an hour ago, until the dust cleared
00:06:51and the dust storm moved to the city
00:06:55of Al-Bukamal, all the way to Iraq. Thank you very much, Musab
00:06:59Al-Hant, Syria TV correspondent, you were with us from Deir
00:07:01Ezzor.
00:07:04And in Idlib, heavy rains that fell hours
00:07:07ago caused significant damage in some camps in the governorate,
00:07:11where he documented the conditions of their tents in the Barisha
00:07:15area in the countryside of the governorate.
00:09:03Alaf Al-Ali, Syria TV correspondent, live with us from
00:09:06Barisha camps in Idlib countryside. Welcome, Alaf,
00:09:10to put us in the picture of the situation after the rain
00:09:12storm that hit the area and led to damage
00:09:16to some of the camps in Barisha. How does the situation
00:09:18look now?
00:09:22Yes, Dima, 25% of,
00:09:27communities in this camp had been damaged
00:09:31by the rain storm last night, and these damages
00:09:34caused damage to civilians' property
00:09:37and water entering their homes.
00:09:40Today, with the early morning hours, they were
00:09:44drying these,
00:09:47meaning, furniture and belongings, and also pulling
00:09:51and draining the water that accumulated due to the rain
00:09:55storm last night. This camp has been suffering
00:09:58for years from dilapidation in
00:10:01its infrastructure. If we notice in the picture, let me
00:10:05move away a little, Dima. We notice that today
00:10:08these camps are made up of
00:10:11concrete walls or cinder blocks, but
00:10:14the roofs are plastic tarpaulins that
00:10:18have deteriorated due to weather factors
00:10:22throughout the past years, and their
00:10:25lifespan has expired, to be honest.
00:10:27Therefore, these camps are suffering
00:10:31today from these
00:10:34rain storms that directly harm
00:10:38and residents in this
00:10:40For more details, Ahmed
00:10:44Abu Khaled, the camp director in the Barisha
00:10:47تجمع camps, joins us to give us a bigger picture
00:10:51of this tragedy
00:10:55that has befallen the residents of the camp. Mr. Ahmed,
00:10:58please tell us, what happened
00:11:01today to these camps after
00:11:04the rain storm, and it is not the first time that a rain storm
00:11:08has caused this tragedy for the residents
00:11:11of the camp? First of all, welcome to Syria TV. Here
00:11:15we have about a thousand families in the Madina Munawwarah
00:11:19gathering camp in Barisha. Most families here live in
00:11:22blocks and tarpaulins.
00:11:25Last night there was a very strong rain storm
00:11:28that led to, I mean, all the tarpaulins
00:11:31were almost torn, and water started to spring
00:11:35from the ground because the drains
00:11:38were blocked. They were not open, so we tried to open them
00:11:42and fix them, but it didn't work. About 25%
00:11:46of the camp was damaged.
00:11:49Last night, people didn't know where to go.
00:11:52Here, people want help. They need
00:11:55tarpaulins, insulation. They want to return to their homes
00:11:58as much as possible. All of them are pleading to return to their homes because
00:12:02they have been displaced here for almost six years and have endured
00:12:06severe suffering.
00:12:10We hope that the authorities or anyone
00:12:13who can help in this matter will come and help because people
00:12:17are very tired, and God willing, they will be able
00:12:20to return to their homes as soon as possible. Thank you.
00:12:28Yes, Dima, as Abu Ahmed told us,
00:12:33place to go
00:12:37after this storm that befell them.
00:12:40There were reports of these families being moved
00:12:44to concrete blocks, but today families do not want
00:12:47aid or concrete blocks; rather, their
00:12:50only demand is indeed to return to their
00:12:53villages and cities from which they were displaced after
00:12:57six or seven years of
00:13:00their stay in these dilapidated camps.
00:13:04And today, the decline in support and lack of funding for these
00:13:07camps also puts them before
00:13:11greater problems in securing life's necessities
00:13:15water, electricity, and others. Also,
00:13:19these demands from the residents, is there any intervention from the concerned authorities
00:13:23responsible for that? Has there been any movement after this
00:13:27storm?
00:13:31Yes, Dima, as Abu Ahmed told
00:13:34me a little while ago, usually there is a response from the
00:13:37Civil Defense teams, represented by the Ministry of Emergency
00:13:41and Disaster Management, to work on
00:13:44clearing sewage drains and cleaning them
00:13:48in order to drain water from gathering areas
00:13:52and also to drain accumulated water in
00:13:55civilians' homes. However, this time, the
00:13:59efforts were individual efforts. The residents
00:14:02of the camp worked by themselves
00:14:05to drain and remove
00:14:09this water from their homes. And they also
00:14:13told me that the water reached the only
00:14:18camp, and also,
00:14:21the clinic stopped providing healthcare services
00:14:25and some property was damaged. Sometimes
00:14:27there is a response, and at other times, residents do not
00:14:31wait for a response from the Civil Defense
00:14:35teams because the scale of the disaster is
00:14:40waiting until there is a response.
00:14:43So they work themselves through individual efforts from the
00:14:47youth of the camp
00:14:50present in this camp.
00:14:53Within the plan for the return of the camp residents
00:14:56or "Syria Without Camps," which was launched by the Syrian government,
00:15:00there is continuous facilitation of voluntary return
00:15:03convoys from the camps of northern Syria to various areas in
00:15:06southern Idlib countryside and other
00:15:09governorates, Dima. However, today, the lack
00:15:13of basic necessities for life and
00:15:16infrastructure to help them, or even housing, is
00:15:20what hinders the return of these displaced people.
00:15:22Thank you, thank you very much. Alaf Al-Ali,
00:15:26Syria TV correspondent, you were with us from Barisha camps
00:15:30in Idlib countryside. Thank
00:15:31you.
00:15:40Syria TV's correspondent reported the incursion of Israeli occupation
00:15:43forces into Wadi Al-Ruqad in the western countryside of Daraa. Our
00:15:47correspondent added that the invading forces opened fire towards
00:15:50agricultural lands before withdrawing from the area. These
00:15:54field developments come at a time when a UN
00:15:59Israeli violations in southern Syria, recording
00:16:03approximately 280 infiltration incidents in
00:16:06May
00:16:08alone.
00:16:13The Hasakah Information Directorate reported that the so-called
00:16:17"Revolutionary Youth" kidnapped a young man from his
00:16:20workplace on 60th Street in Ghweran neighborhood in Hasakah city
00:16:24after impersonating security officials. The directorate
00:16:27clarified that the kidnapping of the young man, Mohammed Mahmoud
00:16:30Hassan, 27 years old,
00:16:33came against the backdrop of his participation in demonstrations demanding the lifting of the Syrian
00:16:37flag, establishing security, and imposing state sovereignty,
00:16:41noting that the kidnappers fired between his feet during
00:16:44his resistance, beat and insulted
00:16:48him, and threatened to liquidate him.
00:16:51The directorate added that the kidnappers handed the young man over to the organized
00:16:54crime unit affiliated with Asayish before
00:17:00the internal security forces and the
00:17:02regional administration.
00:17:14Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani discussed with the Deputy
00:17:18Commander of the Army in Benghazi, Saddam Khalifa
00:17:21Haftar, the issue of missing Syrians in Libya during
00:17:25an official visit to the city of Benghazi, Libya. According to
00:17:28the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday's meeting discussed
00:17:33matters of common interest, especially the opening
00:17:37of the Syrian consulate in the city of Benghazi, and a number of joint
00:17:41security issues between the two sides, in addition
00:17:44to following up on the conditions of missing Syrian citizens in
00:17:47Libya.
00:17:53The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a consultative workshop
00:17:57in Damascus to develop a national approach to dealing with hate
00:18:01speech, with the participation of concerned parties
00:18:03and with technical facilitation
00:18:07from experts from the office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
00:18:11to Syria. For
00:18:15doubt and fear, while
00:18:18the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with all
00:18:21agencies, seeks to rid Syria of these
00:18:24effects of the Assad chemical
00:18:27era and the weapons they left behind. So these
00:18:30priorities are presented to our people. The goal is
00:18:34to reach Syria in the form that the Syrian
00:18:38people deserve, including the fact that
00:18:40we now notice the presence of uncontrolled
00:18:45not conform to the principles of the Syrian people and does not conform to the values
00:18:49represented by the Syrian people, and which the Syrian people
00:18:53themselves fundamentally reject. Transforming this
00:18:56popular situation into
00:18:59a controlled governmental framework is
00:19:03the goal of the effort that begins with today's workshop, and it
00:19:06does not begin and end in one workshop, but rather it is a path
00:19:10that started previously through many national bodies, including the Ministry of Information
00:19:14and the Ministry of Justice. However, now it is placed within a unified
00:19:17effort to reach a more coherent
00:19:21and organized process between government agencies
00:19:24and national bodies and ministries. We look forward to our
00:19:27discussions today helping us build a common understanding.
00:19:30The Deputy Special Envoy of the United Nations to Syria,
00:19:34Claudio Cordone, said in an interview with Syria TV that the initiative
00:19:37of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs paves the way for developing an action
00:19:41plan to combat
00:19:42hate speech.
00:19:50Today, a workshop
00:19:52chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and this is the first step in
00:19:56developing an action plan against hate
00:19:59speech in Syria. Today, we are comparing
00:20:03some experts in several
00:20:08ministries. At the
00:20:10end of the day, we will
00:20:14the future. As I said, this
00:20:17initiative must also include civil
00:20:21society, religious leaders, media
00:20:24outlets, meaning in a wide range
00:20:27to develop this plan.
00:20:31So this is the first plan, and God willing,
00:20:34we will reach an action plan. And
00:20:38this will make Syria
00:20:41Arab world to have this
00:20:43plan.
00:20:55Syria TV's correspondent reported
00:20:59fuel, especially diesel, in the cities of Aleppo
00:21:03and Idlib, which led to the closure of most gas stations due
00:21:06to the depletion of their stock of this material. Our
00:21:10correspondent explained that the stations that are still operating are witnessing huge
00:21:14traffic jams amid a shortage of gasoline
00:21:17and its availability in limited quantities. In this context,
00:21:21local sources reported the halt of gasoline supply due
00:21:24to the low quality of the quantities available at stations
00:21:28amidst anticipation of the arrival of new supplies.
00:21:42On this topic, I welcome Ibrahim Sweid, Syria TV correspondent, with
00:21:45us live from Idlib, and Ibrahim Al-Khatib from Aleppo. Welcome
00:21:48to you. From Aleppo, with you, Ibrahim
00:21:52Al-Khatib, to tell us about the reality of this
00:21:55material, fuel derivatives,
00:21:59the stations.
00:22:02Good evening, Dima. In fact, this crisis erupted suddenly regarding
00:22:05diesel. Today, we toured more than ten
00:22:08gas stations in Aleppo city, and all of them
00:22:12complain about the complete absence of diesel, coinciding, effectively,
00:22:16with a severe crisis also regarding gasoline. Every instance
00:22:19of missing material and a crisis regarding material
00:22:22has reasons here, which some station owners provided to us. They said, regarding
00:22:26gasoline, that the material is available, but there is pressure on some
00:22:30gas stations due to a number of stations
00:22:33refusing to receive the material, gasoline, in the past few days,
00:22:37due to the problems that occurred and the arrival of gasoline
00:22:41that is unsuitable for use, and the
00:22:44on cars. Regarding diesel, the shortage is related
00:22:48to delayed deliveries. Some gas stations submitted a request
00:22:52last week to withdraw quantities, but these quantities have not arrived. And if you allow me,
00:22:56I will only record from my current location in front of
00:22:59one of the gas stations in
00:23:03the road leading between Burj Al-Qalaa Roundabout
00:23:06towards Al-Fayd Roundabout. It is one of the well-known gas stations here, and
00:23:10gasoline is available there, but as you can see
00:23:13now, this severe crisis, almost
00:23:16the queue reaches about a kilometer
00:23:22queue of cars waiting
00:23:26fuel. It seems that rationing has effectively begun because the gas stations that
00:23:29have gasoline have started distributing smaller
00:23:32quantities due to these queues
00:23:35and to enable a larger number of cars
00:23:38to fill up. Diesel is completely
00:23:42missing from Haritan
00:23:45on the main street, all the way to Aleppo city, all gas stations
00:23:49complain about the lack of diesel. We asked about the reason for the
00:23:52sudden absence of diesel and they said
00:23:56that the quantities that were registered during the past period
00:24:00did not reach all
00:24:03the city. Meanwhile, the reason for this
00:24:06crisis is that some gas stations started
00:24:10not registering for gasoline last week because the quantities of gasoline
00:24:14that arrived were adulterated, as they say, or unsuitable for use, and this
00:24:17actually resulted in problems that
00:24:20effectively led to this situation that we are witnessing directly.
00:24:24Hello, how are you, uncle? How are you, uncle?
00:24:28Thank God, how are
00:24:30you?
00:24:34How is this doing?
00:24:37It's been two minutes. How is the situation?
00:24:41Some of it is bad, some of it is good. By God, Professor,
00:24:44I don't know you.
00:24:46It's
00:24:50not available It's available,
00:24:53but there's a problem with it.
00:24:57The latest incident regarding adulterated gasoline or bad gasoline.
00:25:00By God, I drove my car, and they told me that
00:25:03the gas station owners are cheating. I don't know, by God.
00:25:07I don't know the story, Professor.
00:25:11May God give you strength, uncle. So, Dima, the problem of
00:25:14gasoline is related to the fact that the gasoline that was supplied to the gas stations during
00:25:18the past period led to a problem. This problem caused
00:25:24the shipments that arrived during the past week. The gas stations that
00:25:27registered for the shipments, you can see now that there is a crisis and
00:25:31effectively, there are queues of cars stopping. They said about
00:25:34diesel that the delay in deliveries effectively led to the unavailability of the material in all
00:25:38the stations that we visited since the morning
00:25:41in the governorate. We are also talking about a problem
00:25:44since the thirteenth of last month, when the press conference
00:25:47was held with the presence of the Minister of Energy and also the Director of the Syrian
00:25:51Petroleum Company. The discussion was effectively about the existence of three
00:25:55types of fuel. Diesel, primarily, will be supplied
00:25:58to gas stations. Also, at the level of Aleppo governorate, the second type,
00:26:02which is the refined type that
00:26:06cars, has not arrived. Therefore, the main
00:26:09and regular diesel, and this diesel that we are currently talking about is
00:26:13almost completely cut off from all stations
00:26:16in the governorate. Okay, in Idlib, how does the situation look, Ibrahim
00:26:20Sweid? Are the problems in Aleppo
00:26:23the same as those related to the fuel
00:26:26crisis and fuel
00:26:27at stations?
00:26:32not much difference between Idlib governorate
00:26:36and Aleppo governorate, as the two regions
00:26:39are connected to each other, both on the highway and in villages
00:26:42and towns, but with slight differences. Behind me, just
00:26:46a little while ago, gasoline arrived at this gas station in the southern Idlib countryside.
00:26:50It is available, and there is no one actually filling
00:26:53up gasoline, except for some motorcycles or cars that come every now
00:26:57and then. I asked about the quality of the
00:27:00available gasoline, and he said that these
00:27:04are new, and they were delivered today, and according
00:27:07to what was mentioned, they undergo tests, according to
00:27:10this station. He said that the gasoline is of good
00:27:14quality, but the colors differ. About
00:27:18a week ago, the red color caused great damage to
00:27:21car engines. Then gasoline with a yellow
00:27:25color came, and it also had some problems. Now he is talking about an orange
00:27:28color. In fact, the difference between the qualities
00:27:32and colors, and this matter is, in fact, very
00:27:36annoying for the residents, that types
00:27:41are tested at these stations. But as for diesel, as
00:27:44you can see right behind me,
00:27:48leave the picture a little, you can see that diesel
00:27:52is completely missing. There is no
00:27:55presence of diesel in
00:27:59these stations. There was some presence
00:28:04the international highway, specifically at Taybeh gas stations belonging
00:28:08to the government, but essentially, some drivers' sources said
00:28:11that diesel is available
00:28:15only to those who have coupons
00:28:18primarily, meaning ambulances,
00:28:20police, meaning the government and so on,
00:28:23because the stock available in these gas stations
00:28:27may run out at any moment. Therefore, the same reasons
00:28:30that my colleague Ibrahim Khatib mentioned, that there was
00:28:34a shortage in diesel supply here in this
00:28:38area. Regarding gasoline, some gas stations
00:28:40have gasoline, as I told you, at this gas station. Some
00:28:44other gas stations do not have it, and the matter is also
00:28:48due to the poor quantities that arrived in the area,
00:28:51and therefore, some stations are refraining
00:28:54from selling such quantities, unless there is effectively a
00:28:58formal government decision that talks about
00:29:01the end of these poor
00:29:04deliveries. In fact, Dima, thank you very much, Ibrahim Sweid,
00:29:08Syria TV correspondent, you were with us from Idlib. And I thank Ibrahim
00:29:11Al-Khatib who was with us from
00:29:13Aleppo.
00:29:17The Syrian Petroleum Company stated that 15 tankers
00:29:21loaded with oil derivatives are currently in
00:29:24waiting areas to complete entry and unloading procedures through
00:29:28Syrian ports and terminals. The Syrian Oil Company explained
00:29:31in a statement to SANA that
00:29:35among the tankers, six are loaded with diesel
00:29:39and nine tankers are loaded with gasoline, indicating that
00:29:43these supplies come within the framework of continuous efforts to secure
00:29:46the needs of the local market and enhance the availability of
00:29:50oil derivatives.
00:29:56The General Authority for Ports and Customs announced
00:29:59the implementation of maintenance and repair work for 23
00:30:03ships in Banias port since the beginning of this year,
00:30:06including structural and mechanical repairs, and maintenance
00:30:09of engines and technical equipment, in addition to making
00:30:13technical modifications to some ships. The authority indicated
00:30:17the continuation of work to develop Banias port
00:30:20and raise its operational readiness, improve
00:30:23its services, and provide the necessary facilities for the movement of ships and
00:30:26oil tankers, which supports maritime transport activity
00:30:29and contributes to serving the Syrian economy.
00:30:37The Investment Authority discussed with a delegation from the American
00:30:41business community, comprising 30 representatives from
00:30:4422 American, regional, and international companies
00:30:47and institutions, investment opportunities in a number of vital
00:30:51sectors in Syria. This came during a meeting between
00:30:55the Director of the Authority, Ahmed Rawad Ramadan, and the delegation in Damascus,
00:30:59where they discussed