️🇸🇾🇸🇾🇫🇷 The French media team was denied entry at the Al-Matouna checkpoint while trying to reach Suaida, even though they had the required permits. A French newspaper previously documented similar cases where international media were prevented from entering the area.

️🇸🇾🇸🇾🇫🇷 The French media team was denied entry at the Al-Matouna checkpoint while trying to reach Suaida, even though they had the required permits. A French newspaper previously documented similar cases where international media were prevented from entering the area.

This incident followed an earlier ban on media delegations from two British newspapers and other international journalists entering Sweida. In addition, a report by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs published in January 2026 stated that journalists were prevented from entering Suida during 2025.