Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

A humanitarian aid convoy is seen reaching the southern Syrian province of Sweida on July 29, 2025. The Syrian interim authorities, in coordination with international organizations and local community partners, dispatched a fourth humanitarian aid convoy on Tuesday from Damascus to the southern Sweida province, according to state media. The convoy, comprised of 22 trucks, carried 27,000 liters of fuel, 2,000 food baskets, 2,000 hygiene kits, 10,000 bottles of drinking water, 40 tons of flour, and various medical supplies, the official SANA news agency reported. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

Humanitarian Aid Convoy Arrives In Syria’s Sweida Province

A humanitarian aid convoy is seen reaching the southern Syrian province of Sweida on July 29, 2025. The Syrian interim authorities, in coordination with international organizations and local community partners, dispatched a fourth humanitarian aid convoy on Tuesday from Damascus to the southern Sweida province, according to state media. The convoy, comprised of 22 trucks, carried 27,000 liters of fuel, 2,000 food baskets, 2,000 hygiene kits, 10,000 bottles of drinking water, 40 tons of flour, and various medical supplies, the official SANA news agency reported. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S.-led oil smuggling, sanctions cripple Syrian economy: official

STORY: U.S.-led oil smuggling, sanctions cripple Syrian economy: official SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Farhat Jameel Abdullah 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FARHAT JAMEEL ABDULLAH, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth 3. various of fuel tankers in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FARHAT JAMEEL ABDULLAH, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth 5. various of fuel tankers in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FARHAT JAMEEL ABDULLAH, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth 7. various of a primitive oil refinery in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): FARHAT JAMEEL ABDULLAH, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth STORYLINE: Farhat Jameel Abdullah, Syrian assistant minister of oil and mineral wealth, has raised alarms about how the American occupation and the oil theft

U.S. forces transfer "stolen Syrian oil" to bases in Iraq: media

STORY: U.S. forces transfer "stolen Syrian oil" to bases in Iraq: media SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of primitive oil refinery in the northeastern province of Al-Hasakah 2. various of the stolen oil by US in fuel tankers in the northeastern province of Hasakah 3. various of streets in Al-Hasakah city 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MASIRA AL-HASSAN, Al-Hasakah resident STORYLINE: A 44-tanker convoy carrying oil taken from Syrian fields departed Syria's northeastern al-Hasakah province for U.S. bases in neighboring Iraq on Thursday, state news agency SANA reported. According to local sources cited by SANA, the convoy exited the Yarubiya countryside on the Iraqi-Syrian border through the unauthorized Mahmoudiya crossing, The incident came days after the U.S. forces took 95 tankers of oil and a truckload of grains from northeastern Syria on Dec. 17. The Syrian government has repeatedly accused the U.S. force

Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike

STORY: Syria doubles salaries amid fuel price hike DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Damascus streets 2. various of a Syrian bank 3. various of Syrians waiting in the fuel queue 4. various of Syrians buying daily needs STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday ordered a 100-percent salary raise as the government sharply raised fuel prices, according to the state news agency SANA. The salary increase, covering state employees, retirees, and military personnel, is the ninth since 2011 when the Syrian war broke out. The country's economy has since been mired in an economic crisis. Prior to the decision, the monthly salary of civil servants had been between around 10 and 25 U.S. dollars, depending on the Syrian pound's street value. Also on Tuesday night, the Syrian Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection raised the prices of diesel fuel for transportation and bakeries by about 180 percent, and normal-octane gasoline

Syria accuses U.S. of stealing natural resources

STORY: Syria accuses U.S. of stealing natural resources DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OSAMA DANURA, Syrian political researcher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political expert 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RAMI KHADRA, Syrian citizen 5. various of Syrian oil field 6. various of the stolen oil by US in fuel tankers in the northeastern province of Hasakah 7. various of the U.S. forces convoys in the northeastern province of Hasakah 8. various of fuel queue in Syria 9. various of wheat harvest in Hasakah 10. various of Syrian waiting at the bread queue 11. various of Syrian buying daily needs STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua correspondent "13 years have passed since the beginning of the Syrian crisis. The actual battles between the government forces and the Western-backed rebels have largely ended or become limited. People though

U.S. sanctions impede wildfire fighting in Syria

STORY: U.S. sanctions impede wildfire fighting in Syria DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfires in Latakia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HASSAN QATANA, Syrian Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): Mohammed Hassan Qatana, Syrian Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform STORYLINE: U.S. sanctions have impeded the ongoing firefighting efforts in the northwestern Syrian province of Latakia, where wildfires are devouring swathes of forest land and firefighting supplies are in urgent need. Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Mohammed Hassan Qatana said on Saturday that the embargo on Syria poses the "biggest challenge for us." SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HASSAN QATANA, Syrian Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform "The international embargo on Syria poses the biggest challenge for us because we need energy sources and fuel as well as machinery, water tanks, and planes. W

Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature

STORY: Syrians try to overcome fuel crisis by turning to Mother Nature DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations 2. various of a worker cutting wood 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD JUHA, Woodcutter 4. various of Al-muthana al-Shoufi collecting the cow dung 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AL-MUTHANA AL-SHOUFI, Farmer 6. various of the olive pomace 7. various of the pistachio shells heater 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDULLAH ALI TWAIT, Owner of local heater factory 9. various of U.S. troops in Hasakah 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-OMARI, Syrian political expert 11. various of oil fields in eastern Syria STORYLINE: Amid a lingering fuel crisis, and the hardships that have come along as a result of the U.S. sanctions, Syrians had to figure out solutions to make up for the lack of diesel and gas. In the capital Damascus, the demand for firewood has dramatically increased as people started using it for heaters in the winter and for

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, collects cow dung to use later as heating fuel during the harsh winter in Syria on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, collects cow dung to use later as heating fuel during the harsh winter in Syria on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, and his family use cow dung as heating fuel in Sweida, Syria, on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

SYRIA-SWEIDA-COW DUNG-FUEL

(220205) -- SWEIDA, Feb. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Al-Muthana Hasan al-Shoufi, 53, and his family use cow dung as heating fuel in Sweida, Syria, on Jan. 23, 2022. As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter. TO GO WITH "Feature: Syrian farmers resort to cow dung as heating fuel amid U.S. sanctions" (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)