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00:00:05facing a new challenge no does not include this
00:00:27on citizens? Yes, this matter should be regulated.
00:00:32control the monetary mass of dollars with
00:00:39between the depreciating lira and attempts to control the exchange market,
00:00:42the price of currency exchange, and a citizen
00:00:46repair fees and spare facing increasing living pressures There are vehicles parked that in a market where prices do not stop
00:00:49What guarantees that this changing.
00:00:51phase starting from Questions arise again about the future of the exchange rate and the ability
00:00:54of the Syrian economy to face challenges.
00:00:59period? Well, this In another file, the suffering of car owners extends from the fuel pump
00:01:03to maintenance workshops where costs rise
00:01:06and clear pricing is absent,
00:01:09turning the repair bill into an additional burden on
00:01:13citizens. We put these files under the microscope today
00:01:16in this episode of the Economic Monitor. Welcome,
00:01:20dear viewers. We start as usual with a tour of the most prominent economic news
00:01:23of this
00:01:24week.
00:01:30A committee should be formed The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria,
00:01:33Safwat Raslan, discussed with representatives of Commerzbank, the German bank,
00:01:37mechanisms to enhance banking cooperation between the two sides
00:01:40and provide more stable financial channels to support trade
00:01:44and investment exchange between Syria and Germany.
00:01:48The Central Bank reviewed the reforms it is implementing
00:01:51to develop the banking and monetary sector
00:01:54you are saying that they are already controlling activity, you must have and strengthen banking supervision and combat money laundering and terrorist
00:01:58financing. The meeting comes within the efforts of the Central
00:02:01Bank to expand communication with international banks
00:02:04and financial institutions and enhance confidence
00:02:07in the Syrian banking sector,
00:02:10control this which opens the door for broader banking cooperation during the coming
00:02:13period.
00:02:17The General Establishment for Roads
00:02:19channels in and Transport signed a contract with Al-Muhand
00:02:22it also affect Qatari Company for the rehabilitation and construction of a second branch
00:02:24of the Al-Busairi intersection road, Al-Tanf crossing,
00:02:28with a total length.
00:02:32and an estimated cost of up to 147
00:02:37to identify the million dollars. The Minister of Transport, Ya'rub Badr, affirmed that the project comes within a plan to rehabilitate
00:02:41to the citizen. the main axes of the central road network in Syria,
00:02:44which strengthens the country's position as a regional corridor
00:02:48for trade and transport. For his part, the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Yuseer
00:02:52Birnieh, clarified that the government has allocated large financial allocations
00:02:54for road and railway projects
00:02:58to support Syria's role as an economic and commercial
00:03:02hub in the region.
00:03:04The Minister of Finance, Muhammad Yuseer Birnieh, and the Minister of Public Works
00:03:08and Housing, Mustafa Abdul Razzaq, discussed ways to develop
00:03:11the social housing program and expand real estate
00:03:15financing to help provide affordable housing
00:03:19The meeting also addressed
00:03:22the stalled projects of the General Housing Corporation and the provision of facilitated
00:03:26loans, in addition to discussing mechanisms for financing new housing
00:03:30projects in various
00:03:32irregularities only exist in
00:03:33first of all, it's not known if this governorates. The two sides also discussed the development of real estate mortgage
00:03:37was agreed upon to accelerate
00:03:40the completion of these
00:03:42files.
00:03:44The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport announced that the International
00:03:48Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has lifted its previous
00:03:52warning regarding Syrian airspace, a step it described
00:03:55air traffic. The head of the Authority,
00:03:59Omar Al-Hasri, clarified that the decision allows airlines
00:04:03and civil aviation authorities to re-evaluate the use of Syrian
00:04:06airspace, which may contribute
00:04:09all of them are faults from to increasing air transit and encouraging
00:04:12and they are exploiting this more companies to resume Syria. Al-Hasri affirmed
00:04:17issue. This burden the continuation of coordination with international bodies to enhance confidence
00:04:19in the safety of air operations and expand regional
00:04:23and international
00:04:26but what is happening in air connectivity.
00:04:32economic mentality, and this is Syrian markets do not need official decisions for prices
00:04:35to rise. Sometimes a slight decline
00:04:38in the exchange rate is enough for its effects to extend to store
00:04:45the energy is responsible for this who controls him? shelves and family bills. For about a month now, the Syrian lira has fallen by more
00:04:47than 4%, bringing
00:04:50inflationary pressures back to the forefront.
00:04:54So, it is necessary to control the amount of dollars This decline quickly reflected on the prices of a number of imported
00:04:58goods and materials in the markets.
00:05:00Pressures on consumers, and with the escalation of challenges related
00:05:04to the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Syria
00:05:08car insurance moved to tighten control over currency exchange activities and financial transfers.
00:05:12The bank launched, during the current month
00:05:16and specifically on October 10,
00:05:182026, the first phase of its campaign
00:05:21to regulate the currency exchange market, issuing
00:05:24755 warnings to shops
00:05:28and establishments practicing these activities without proper
00:05:31licenses. The inspection tours covered 11 Syrian
00:05:35governorates, a step aimed at giving
00:05:38violators a last chance to rectify
00:05:41their situations before moving to legal
00:05:45procedures. However, these warnings
00:05:48were only the first phase of a broader plan to re-regulate the currency
00:05:52exchange and transfer market. After the grace
00:05:55period granted by the bank to violators to rectify
00:05:58their situations, it announced the transition to the next
00:06:04October 18, which is the phase
00:06:06of enforcing legislation and taking legal
00:06:10measures against those practicing currency
00:06:13exchange and financial transfer activities without
00:06:16a license, whether they were previously warned or not. The bank also
00:06:20emphasized that violators will be subject to
00:06:22accountability and penalties stipulated
00:06:25in applicable laws. And only days
00:06:29after the decision came into effect, legal procedures began to be implemented
00:06:32on the ground, by documenting violations
00:06:36and taking direct measures against non-compliant
00:06:40individuals. In the first results of the implementation phase, the Central
00:06:43Bank of Syria confirmed that inspection
00:06:46tours resulted in the arrest of a number of violators
00:06:49who continued to practice currency exchange activities
00:06:52without a license despite previous warnings.
00:06:55The measures included the official documentation
00:06:59of arrests, the detention of violators, and the seizure of confiscated
00:07:02funds in preparation for referring the cases to the competent
00:07:06judiciary. For its part, the Central Bank of Syria emphasizes
00:07:09that continued control over the currency exchange market
00:07:13aims to protect dealers and enhance
00:07:16transparency, which contributes to supporting and stabilizing
00:07:20the financial sector. However, with all these
00:07:23measures, the question remains: will the prosecution
00:07:26of unlicensed money exchangers and transfers
00:07:29help alleviate pressure on the Syrian lira,
00:07:33or does exchange rate stability require a broader
00:07:37package of monetary and economic
00:07:39tools?
00:07:46To discuss this topic, we are pleased to host in the studio
00:07:49Dr. Muhammad Samer Al-Qassar, who is a professor of finance
00:07:53and banking at the Faculty of Economics at Damascus University. Welcome,
00:07:56Doctor. So,
00:07:59the Syrian citizen has been witnessing movements
00:08:02and fluctuations in exchange rates for days and does not
00:08:06know the reasons. In your opinion, what are the actual
00:08:09reasons that led to the recent decline in exchange rates? A very important question.
00:08:13There are two main parts to the reasons. There are external reasons beyond the will of the Syrian
00:08:17economy, and there are internal reasons. The larger weight
00:08:21is for external factors, which are economic disturbances around the world,
00:08:24disturbances in Europe, the Strait of Hormuz, the issue of the Bab
00:08:28al-Mandab Strait from time to time, the problems caused by
00:08:31some forces in Yemen towards the largest Arab
00:08:35oil-producing country, which is Saudi Arabia, the disruption of supply
00:08:39chains, and the global high prices as a result of this
00:08:42disruption. Our economy is more than half
00:08:45imported, let's be frank. Let's speak in a simple language that the citizen, the brother citizen,
00:08:49understands. If our economy is more than half imported,
00:08:52then any global increase in the prices of oil
00:08:55derivatives or imports will affect us.
00:08:59The container that used to come from China at a certain price is now multiplied by two
00:09:03or three as a result of the increase in insurance costs. All of this will be passed on to the final
00:09:07product, which is an input for us, raw materials and so
00:09:09on, and manufactured products. The internal part:
00:09:13The measures taken by the Central Bank of Syria to control
00:09:17the currency exchange market are putting some pressure on the exchange rate,
00:09:19meaning that for 60 years, the defunct
00:09:23economic system taught people to work in the black market.
00:09:26Everyone was forced to carry dollars, so there is a large
00:09:30part of the money exchange profession that most people,
00:09:33individuals, have learned. They have a certain economic
00:09:37activity in addition to money exchange. Now things are being controlled because
00:09:40the state is now managed with a central
00:09:44the correct way. How do you control the exchange rate? Of course, I am saying this because
00:09:48we ultimately want our lira's exchange rate to stabilize.
00:09:52I don't want it to be 13 today - sorry, 130 lira - then
00:09:55find it 135, then 140. The currency exchange market must be regulated.
00:09:59I am talking about macroeconomic, a state managing its economy correctly
00:10:03to achieve exchange rate stability.
00:10:06in circulation, whose size must
00:10:09be known to estimate the exchange rate by the central bank. Notice
00:10:13now there is always a difference between the official exchange rate, 122,
00:10:16and the parallel market rate. Do you think, since you
00:10:19mentioned the central or official exchange rate, do you think
00:10:23it is time to adjust the rate
00:10:26for the central bank? My personal
00:10:29opinion is very correct. After work, after there is control over exchange
00:10:33activities, over unregulated and unlicensed exchange
00:10:37activity, the central bank will have to close this gap little by little. This is for
00:10:40sure. Now, no matter how much you can, if we cannot control the parallel
00:10:44market, there will be no official rate that will keep
00:10:48chasing the black market rate, or in other words, the parallel market. It's not
00:10:51a process. You have to control it. So,
00:10:57the Syrian lira, then balance the gap. In addition,
00:11:00as a central bank, when I work now, here we have moved from monetary
00:11:04policy, we must link it with economic policy. Our economy
00:11:07is heading towards productivity, increasing production, the volume of production,
00:11:11Little by little, we reduce our reliance on imports, because
00:11:15you know, madam, half of the economy's needs
00:11:19There is always pressure. Indeed, we are heading
00:11:22towards the ranks of international countries.
00:11:26Major Gulf countries and all countries have accepted Syria
00:11:29as a banking system. Now there is SWIFT movement and so on. It is necessary to
00:11:33regulate the rhythm, and the most important point is compliance, the issue of money
00:11:37laundering. I mean, when I have unregulated money exchange activity
00:11:40by the central bank, there may be funds from the remnants, unregulated
00:11:44funds whose source is unknown, entering the veins of the economy
00:11:47and leaving through it. So this must be controlled. Do you think the central bank
00:11:51is actually taking serious steps in this regard?
00:11:55Of course, and big ones. Even now, you know, when the decision came out to
00:11:59stop unlicensed exchange activities, they issued
00:12:02warnings at the beginning to 722 businesses. After the warning,
00:12:06there was a grace period, then now there are legal procedures.
00:12:09I mean, sometimes shops are closed, sometimes legal action
00:12:13is taken, that is, if you want to practice money exchange
00:12:18a license. And I repeat, in the event that these experiences should not be thrown
00:12:22away. They should gather together, form a money exchange company, and get licensed again. What's
00:12:25the problem? Of course, this may sound easy in theory, but practically,
00:12:29those who want to stay in this field and see it as economically
00:12:32viable should form a cartel, gather together, and form a company. Why not? So,
00:12:36in your opinion, as a citizen, when I see such a measure from the central bank,
00:12:40does it really strengthen my confidence in the banking
00:12:44the state? I mean, could
00:12:47banks or opening bank accounts later? Well,
00:12:51the good thing, you know, in mid-2015, the former
00:12:53governor issued a decision that any cash deposit,
00:12:57no matter how large, a cash deposit in dollars,
00:13:00in Syrian lira, in any foreign currency, and Syrian lira, you can deposit
00:13:03it and withdraw it as it is, with zero cost.
00:13:06And this matter is still in effect until now. Of course, it's
00:13:10great. Now, many expatriates are returning and saying, "Where do I go to
00:13:13open an account, and when do I withdraw it?" Many
00:13:17people tried this to see if this decision was actually implemented or not.
00:13:21It actually built confidence. So, imagine when we, as a state, regulate
00:13:25the currency exchange market in this way, it will give a great
00:13:29deal of credibility and will control the fluctuations in the exchange
00:13:33rate and the gap between the official rate
00:13:35and, let's say, the parallel rate. It won't eliminate
00:13:39the gap, but it will control it to a great extent. Here, I mean, this gap, we
00:13:42always, there might be certain percentages that must be maintained. Can you
00:13:46give us an idea of how much the percentage is known internationally,
00:13:49for example? Internationally, it's known, I mean, it shouldn't exceed
00:13:520.0 something, 1%.
00:14:06The Saudi Riyal or the UAE Dirham. Of course, we aspire
00:14:09to this level. Someone comes and says, we have a weak and fragile economy in Syria.
00:14:13No, we are going in this direction. We are going in this direction. Can we reach
00:14:16fixed exchange rates, and great
00:14:19stability? 100% fixed? We can't, no one can fix it, but
00:14:23there are very small margins. And when, Madam,
00:14:26when I, as an investor, or I, as an expatriate returning, or I, as a Syrian
00:14:30citizen, see my lira's exchange rate stabilized
00:14:34with very small margins of change, I will trust it, and it must be
00:14:37for the foreseeable future. But we, I mean, thank God,
00:14:40it's written for us to live through the effects of some
00:14:44crises. Thank God, we have finished with the internal economic crises
00:14:47and wars, and by the grace of God,
00:14:51the world now is terrifying, I mean, and we must be
00:14:55affected. So the potential is very high, and this is what the world sees.
00:14:59We hope so. Thank you, Dr. Samer
00:15:02Qassar, Professor of Finance and Banking at the Faculty of Economics
00:15:06at Damascus University. Thank you for this.
00:15:07Thank you.
00:15:16In Syria, there is a market where the citizen
00:15:19pays the price before knowing
00:15:22the price. A market that is not governed by clear
00:15:25pricing nor controlled by effective oversight. It is
00:15:28the car maintenance market. Whoever escapes
00:15:32the fuel crisis may not escape the repair bill,
00:15:36and whoever overcomes the problem of non-conforming gasoline
00:15:39finds himself
00:15:43less harsh than at the doors
00:15:46of workshops. During the past period,
00:15:49fuel-related malfunctions caused damage to thousands
00:15:53of vehicles, starting another journey of
00:15:56suffering, a journey titled expensive
00:15:59spare parts and maintenance fees
00:16:03that vary greatly between one workshop and another
00:16:07in the absence of a clear reference that sets prices
00:16:10and protects the consumer. Has car
00:16:14maintenance in Syria become a burden that exceeds
00:16:18the owners' ability? And who will put an end to the chaos in
00:16:23parts? To shed light on this issue, we heard the opinions
00:16:27of a number of citizens and workshop owners. We follow in the next
00:16:31report. He took 50 dollars for his labor,
00:16:34and the parts and the gasket set, all of them
00:16:37with the daily wage, of course. I've been repairing it for a week, and it cost 300
00:16:41dollars. By God, repairs are expensive, and there are no parts. How
00:16:45do you work? You work. You come and fill up with diesel, you know. You put
00:16:49the price of diesel, brother, or my pump broke. It cost
00:16:52200 dollars. Most people have parked their cars. They don't have money to repair
00:16:56them. I mean, those with small repairs are repairing them. Those who don't have money, by God, many people
00:16:59have parked their cars. They don't drive them, they don't have money to repair
00:17:02them.
00:17:05Indeed, from one mechanic to another, the
00:17:08prices differ. One is a master, one is not, and one
00:17:12is like a doctor, diagnosing, meaning they diagnose
00:17:15and rather, to find out
00:17:19the fault, they have to disassemble the engine. And this difference
00:17:22is just, on the contrary, a positive thing, not a negative one, because
00:17:25it creates competition in the market. Of course, it varies from place
00:17:28to place. Of course, there is an engineer,
00:17:31a graduate. You have an ordinary
00:17:34mechanic. You have old experience. You have
00:17:38new students, their heads and feet are confused. They guess.
00:17:40In repairs, it also has its price. It differs from place to place.
00:17:44It definitely differs from car model to car model. These
00:17:47things, you know. It's like German cars, of course,
00:17:50they will differ from Korean cars in terms
00:17:53of repair, you know. And every car
00:17:56has a principle. I mean, you also, in the end, if you want to disassemble
00:18:00an engine, disassemble this and that, it all has certain fees.
00:18:03And
00:18:07to talk more about this topic, we are pleased to host in the studio
00:18:10Mr. Maher Al-Aazat, who is the Vice President of the Consumer
00:18:14Protection Association in Syria. Welcome, Mr. Maher.
00:18:18As we noticed in the report, there is
00:18:21a rise and variation in prices for
00:18:24wages and even car parts. Have
00:18:27you also noticed these increases
00:18:31recently, or have you witnessed an increase in complaints about this matter? Good
00:18:35evening, and may God grant you health. Today, we have many complaints,
00:18:39but today, people with weak
00:18:42consciences and sick souls are more
00:18:46than that. And unfortunately, Syrian society has become
00:18:49that way. Of course, today's survey that you
00:18:53were just showing is a reality.
00:18:56The brother says he is an engineer, a doctor, sorry. These
00:19:00terms are what they put, but
00:19:04where are the controls? Today, a person puts his car with a technician,
00:19:10man is paid or is familiar with the job.
00:19:14The needy person doesn't know what the situation is. And today,
00:19:17people are repairing their cars two or three times, and there are no
00:19:21controls in Syria. In every governorate,
00:19:24there should be an association to control, but it is controlling
00:19:27the professionals and not
00:19:31defending the Syrian citizen.
00:19:34Today, besides the fact that people have started using the gasoline
00:19:37issue, the diesel issue, they took it
00:19:40as an excuse, and people got a blessing, as they
00:19:43say. It came from God. No, it came
00:19:47at a bad time,
00:19:50situation. We, as long as prices have been liberalized, and we are
00:19:54in open markets, not sick consciences,
00:19:58today sick consciences vary
00:20:01from person to person, and unfortunately, you hear
00:20:04prices, everyone wants to talk in dollars. Yes, well. Let's
00:20:07come to the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Protection.
00:20:11Can it control these prices?
00:20:14The craftsman who has no conscience or didn't work properly,
00:20:20There isn't. Do you think the existence of agencies, car
00:20:23agencies, will limit this crisis?
00:20:26And externally, I mean, in neighboring countries, in your opinion, based on your knowledge
00:20:30and experience, how is this market controlled? There, they have
00:20:33agencies. We have agencies for cars that come out from them. But
00:20:37for used cars that they brought,
00:20:40no one controls
00:20:42them. They have no warranty. So, how did the Ministry
00:20:46of Economy allow them to enter this country?
00:20:50What is the standard for what you brought in?
00:20:52Yes. How do you hold the citizen accountable? I hold
00:20:56the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Interior
00:20:59Trade responsible for controlling these matters.
00:21:03But the citizen is in a disaster. So, I mean, in your opinion, to what
00:21:07extent did these recent malfunctions
00:21:10that appeared due to adulterated gasoline
00:21:13بسبب البنزين اعباء
00:21:17I mean, when a citizen bought a car,
00:21:20I mean, supposedly, sorry, a citizen bought a car after his wife's
00:21:23trips.
00:21:26Now he can't afford to repair this
00:21:29vehicle.
00:21:33cannot be repaired to move. So, who is
00:21:36to blame?
00:21:39workshop is reliable?
00:21:42So, regarding solutions,
00:21:45I mean, importing parts,
00:21:49do you think parts should be imported according to certain specifications
00:21:52to reduce problems? This is what should be done, to import
00:21:56parts according to specifications and be
00:22:00original. And not, sorry,
00:22:03a photocopy. People should know its source.
00:22:06I mean, today, someone was told, "a head gasket, engine
00:22:10removal." It's not known, like someone going to do any
00:22:13operation. It's not known what
00:22:17he used.
00:22:20from administrative units in all Syrian
00:22:23governorates
00:22:25to control these irregularities
00:22:28and obligate them for any violation. As for
00:22:32wages, if we are talking about workers' wages,
00:22:35do you think that a worker who gets paid daily
00:22:39is actually getting a fair wage? I mean, since
00:22:44the picture, and there is an exploitation. The employer is the one
00:22:48who decides the wages. As for the worker,
00:22:52may God help him. Yes. So, how can
00:22:55you, from your side as consumer protection,
00:23:00issue initially? I mean, can
00:23:03campaigns be directed? The Ministry
00:23:07of Internal Trade and Consumer
00:23:10Protection should
00:23:14now control these matters
00:23:17and listen to the people's grievances. It's not about
00:23:21referring them to courts. The committees
00:23:24should have experience
00:23:27mistake and do justice
00:23:31This is the solution now, the immediate
00:23:35measure. So, I mean, there is absolutely no current oversight
00:23:38on there is no oversight except through
00:23:42complaints. And if the complaint is not handled, sorry,
00:23:45the monitoring elements
00:23:48are referred to the law. And the citizen can neither
00:23:52afford lawyers' fees nor
00:23:55can he afford car repair fees. And the burden
00:23:59has increased. May God help him.
00:24:03So, if we want to talk again about the issue of neighboring
00:24:07countries and the experiences of neighboring countries, if you have any idea
00:24:11about how, they only have
00:24:13agencies, nothing else, within agencies and within centers that protect
00:24:17their name. But these
00:24:22the Syrian Arab Republic. Yes,
00:24:26yes, this matter must be addressed immediately.
00:24:29So, regarding the recent
00:24:32incidents that occurred regarding
00:24:34the damage that occurred due to adulterated gasoline,
00:24:38do you have any official figures on the damages that
00:24:42occurred or the number of cars? We hear
00:24:45numbers, of course, there are no existing statistics
00:24:48because there is no data between governorates.
00:24:51But the naked eye
00:24:54sees faults. If a person goes to see the existing workshops,
00:24:59gasoline. And today, the diesel crisis and diesel
00:25:02fraud and gasoline fraud are a catastrophic
00:25:07falls on the Ministry
00:25:10of Energy. There should be
00:25:14regulating laws on this matter.
00:25:17I mean, there is a shortcoming from the Ministry of Energy and also
00:25:20the Ministry of Internal Trade also?
00:25:24For example, the Ministry of Internal Trade has nothing to do
00:25:27with fuel prices and so on. No, I mean, we are talking about a complete
00:25:30chain that starts from the Ministry of Energy, but
00:25:35defect in the issue
00:25:38of the defect in diesel and gasoline.
00:25:41Well, didn't you hear the minister
00:25:44explain that there was a mix-up?
00:25:47What is the citizen's fault?
00:25:51In all countries of the world, the government
00:25:55guarantees every citizen. Do you think activating
00:25:58could limit the issue of insurance?
00:26:02Any insurance decision for any vehicle
00:26:07clause that you mentioned about adulterated gasoline. How will
00:26:10the insurance company file a lawsuit against the Ministry of Energy
00:26:14to make us happy? And their percentage is small.
00:26:17Yes, yes, I mean,
00:26:21it's purely governmental.
00:26:26Oh. Well,
00:26:30and then today we hear about many malfunctions in electric
00:26:33cars, malfunctions in this and that. So, what guarantees
00:26:37these imported cars? What is their warranty
00:26:41in the existing companies today? There are no agencies
00:26:45for all the imported cars that are zero-mileage. So, what's
00:26:48the point of non-zero-mileage cars? What's the warranty? I mean, why are the showrooms
00:26:51that bring these cars not forced
00:26:55to also sell maintenance contracts
00:26:58for a certain
00:27:02is what is happening. They put maintenance for zero-mileage
00:27:05cars for the existing companies. But
00:27:08the Ministry of Internal Trade and the Ministry
00:27:12of Economy should ensure that these cars come
00:27:15with maintenance and a warranty.
00:27:19Yes, indeed. The Syrian citizen.
00:27:22Yes, definitely. Thank you, Mr. Maher Al-Aazat, Vice
00:27:26President of the Consumer Protection Association in Syria. Thank you for this addition.
00:27:29And you were our guest on Al-Rasid. I
00:27:32thank you, and I hope our conversation
00:27:36can be broader, but time is limited. Thank you very much.
00:27:40You honored us. And here, dear viewers, we reach
00:27:43the end of this episode of the Economic Monitor. We thank you for your good following,
00:27:47and we will meet you next week in a new episode and a new economic
00:27:51file. Thank you, and goodbye.
00:27:52اللقاء.
00:29:03Bashar al-Assad's escape from
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00:30:36Hello, dear viewers, in this news bulletin from Syria TV,
00:30:40we begin with the most prominent
00:30:41headlines.
00:30:45The Riqqa-Deir ez-Zor road is cut off due to a bridge collapse
00:30:48in Maadan city with renewed floods and warnings
00:30:52of new
00:30:52rain.
00:30:57General Intelligence.