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Syria revokes BBC journalists' credentials, alleges 'fake news' reporting

  • Syria has cancelled the BBC's accreditation over "misleading reports"
  • The BBC claims to provide impartial news and speaks to people across the political spectrum
  • Syria's information ministry has cancelled the accreditation of two local journalists from the BBC over what it calls "false" and "politicized" coverage.
  • The BBC recently published a report on alleged links between the Assad family and the trade of the drug captagon, which Syria denies.
  • The illicit drug industry, particularly the production of Captagon amphetamine pills, has grown in Syria, serving as a revenue source for the country's economy.
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