(AhlulBayt News Agency) - On Friday, Syria's state news agency SANA expressed in a statement that the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic refuted all rumors and news about the health of President Bashar al-Assad, affirming that they are absolutely incorrect and that President al-Assad is in excellent health and carrying out his work normally.
The Presidency said that the Syrian people have become immunized against such lies that have been plentiful since the beginning of the war on Syria, asserting that such lies are no more than dreams and attempts to raise flagging morale, and that they only illicit ridicule and mockery.
The Presidency said that the source of these rumors are sides and newspapers of known affiliation and funding, noting that these rumors coincide with changes on the ground and in politics that run contrary to what certain sides have been planning for Syria during the past years.
Presstv reports that on January 21, Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat claimed in a report that the Syrian leader’s mental health was deteriorating after almost six years of “psychological pressures” over the deadly conflict in the country.
Some other media outlets further claimed that Assad had suffered a stroke and had been taken to a Damascus hospital for treatment.
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28 January 2017 - 06:37
News ID: 807738
Syria says President Bashar al-Assad is in “excellent health,” refuting all rumors that the Syrian leader is suffering from some health problems.
