Kamîran: Yesterday we spoke about the Kurdish language in education, and it seems this topic has grown even larger today.

Ronahî: Yes. The decision by Syria's Ministry of Education, which sets only three lessons in Kurdish per week, drew protests today in four towns: Kobani, Girkê Legê, Tirbespiyê and Qamişlo.

Ronahî: In Girkê Legê, Ayşe Mistef said that her three children have studied in Kurdish since first grade and refuse to complete their education in another language. In Tirbespiyê, student Lafîn Tahir, who finished high school, said she has studied in Kurdish from the start and cannot continue in another language.

Ronahî: The common demand is that Kurdish become an official language of education alongside Arabic and that this right be recognised in Syria's constitution, not as three optional lessons.

Kamîran: So the dispute is not about whether the lessons exist, but about their status.

Ronahî: Exactly. Intellectuals in Qamişlo also say this decision does not meet the expectations of the Kurdish people. The ministry has not yet issued any detailed explanation of the reactions beyond the text of the decision itself.

Kamîran: And the incident at the Kobani prison, which we also mentioned yesterday, brought a heavy outcome today.

Ronahî: Mesûd Hemo Reşo, who was seriously wounded in the Kobani prison incident on the tenth of September, lost his life in a hospital in Aleppo despite doctors' efforts.

Ronahî: Today his body was buried in a ceremony at the Dicle martyrs' cemetery. A large crowd took part, and Dîlan Cûdî was also remembered in the same ceremony.

Kamîran: And it also resonated outside the country, didn't it?

Ronahî: Yes. In Frankfurt, following a call by the Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe and youth organisations, a march and rally in solidarity with Rojava and Kobani were held. Hundreds of people from Frankfurt and surrounding towns joined, and it was stated that the gains of the peoples of North and East Syria must be protected.

Ronahî: Another side of daily life: this year in Syria, fuel and food prices have risen by nearly two hundred per cent compared with previous years.

Kamîran: Two hundred per cent; that is not an increase, it is a complete change in the household budget.

Ronahî: For comparison: in two thousand twenty-one, one litre of diesel for ovens and transport vehicles was sold for one hundred Syrian pounds. This rise has caused daily anger and demonstrations.

Ronahî: In Hasaka, Mihemed Şewqî Mihemed of the Directorate of Internal Trade reported that in recent days there have been violations in the price and weight of bread bags at some bakeries, but he stated that there has been no official change in price or weight and called on bakery owners to comply with the standards.

Kamîran: So on paper the price is one thing, but in the market something else is seen.

Kamîran: Let's move from the economy to a judicial matter.

Ronahî: A United States federal court sentenced seventy-four-year-old Semîr Osman El Şêx to sixty years in prison. He was formerly a senior Baath Party official and director of the Adra prison.

Ronahî: According to the United States Department of Justice, he was found guilty of torturing detainees and providing false information to United States immigration authorities when he entered that country.

Kamîran: This case was heard in the United States, not in Syria; that in itself says something.

Ronahî: Yes, and the outcomes of the trial were published by the department. The information does not state whether El Şêx responded or not.

Ronahî: There are two explosion incidents today, both related to remnants of war.

Ronahî: In the town of Eyaş in western Deir ez-Zor, according to initial reports, an explosion occurred in a weapons depot and there are wounded; their number and the cause of the explosion have not yet been announced. In Daraya in the Damascus countryside, war remnants exploded at a destroyed nursing school and two young people were wounded.

Kamîran: A depot and a school; both places that were previously used as weapons stores.

Ronahî: True. According to the Daraya media office, the school was previously used by armed groups as a weapons depot.

Ronahî: Also, Israeli forces shelled the area around the town of El Hemîdiyê in the Quneitra countryside with artillery. No information was obtained about the results of the shelling.

Kamîran: And let's finish with an international topic.

Ronahî: The United States approved the sale of forty-eight F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The package also includes forty-nine engines, communication equipment, spare parts and technical support services.

Ronahî: The United States Department of State says this sale will not change the military balances of the region. Riyadh welcomed the deal with satisfaction.

Kamîran: An assessment that is by its nature open to discussion, because it is made by the seller.