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Assad Among the People in Damascus

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  • 18 Jul 2021 10:07
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After taking the oath before the Syrian People's Assembly, President Bashar al-Assad and his family visited the Al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus.

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    President Assad eats "shawarma" among the people.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his wife Asma, and their children toured yesterday evening, Saturday, the Al-Midan neighborhood in the capital, Damascus.

The Syrian president arrived in the Al-Midan neighborhood alongside his wife, Asmaa, and their children, to tour the place.

  • Assad Among the People in Damascus

Al-Assad arrived in a locally manufactured car at the square crowded with people, where he ate "shawarma" sandwiches before the holy Eid al-Adha. 

  • Assad Among the People in Damascus
    Assad Among the People in Damascus

متجوّلٌ بين أهله وشعبه وأحبائه😍❤
وأطيب ساندوش شاورما

"الدكتور الرئيس بشار حافظ الأسد"#بشار_الأسد pic.twitter.com/kwbikeI6dJ

— مُحمّد سماحة (@MhmdSmeha2) July 17, 2021

بعد حرب كونية استمرت لاكثر من 10 سنوات وحصار دولي على الجميلة #سوريا الرئيس بشار الأسد وعائلته أمس في حي الميدان بدمشق يتناولون الشاورما وسط حشود من المواطنين بعد أداء القسم الدستوري ليصبح رئيساً رسمياً للبلاد لولاية رابعة ولمدة 7 سنوات pic.twitter.com/LmUdvagXzz

— wafaa baydoun وفاء بيضون (@wafaa_baydoun23) July 18, 2021

The Syrian president was sworn in for a new term yesterday, Saturday, before the members of the People's Assembly, where he called "on all those who were deceived, to return, because your homeland is your refuge and your haven."

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