Syria cancels BBC media accreditation - BBC News

The move follows a BBC documentary that linked the president's family to the drug trade.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsSyrian civil warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seen in Syria in May 2023By Antoinette RadfordBBC NewsThe Syrian government has cancelled the BBC's media accreditation over what it called "biased and misleading reports".

Syria's information ministry said the broadcaster failed to adhere to "professional standards".

A recent BBC story linked the trade of an amphetamine called Captagon with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's family.

The BBC said it provided impartial, independent journalism.

"We speak to people across the political spectrum to establish the facts," a BBC spokesperson said.