Syrian government revokes BBC media accreditation

The Syrian information ministry said in a statement that the decision was made after “warning the channel more than once that it has broadcasted its misleading reports relying on statements and testimonies from terrorist entities and those hostile to Syria”

The Syrian information ministry cancelled the BBC’s radio and television correspondents’ licences

Syria’s information ministry has cancelled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country.

The announcement comes days after BBC Arabic released an investigative documentary about the illicit drugs trade in Syria, where the broadcaster highlighted links between the estimated multi-billion-dollar industry and the Syrian army as well as members of President Bashar Assad’s family.