Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Two Reuters Journalists Missing in Syria


Two Reuters journalist have gone missing in Syria this past week.  Suleiman al-Khalidi and Khaled al-Hariri have not communicated with their collegues since Monday.  The rest of the Reauters family are extremely concerned about their safety and have already contacted a Syrian official to gain information on the missing journalist.

Both journalist have been working for the Reuters for the past 20 years and are extremely committed to sharing the struggles of the Middle Eastern countries that are in the middle of revolutions at the moment.  Khalidi and Hariri are not the only two journalist to be detained in Syria. A Jordanian correspondent for Reuters, Khaled Yacoub Oweis, was also detained on Friday for his "unprofessional and false coverage of events", according to the Syrian Information Ministry.

Syria has been facing challenging times for the past two weeks due to protest that have been supporting their Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, who is currently facing some trouble.

Article URL - The Huffington Post

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