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  • Syrian authorities arrest Hussein al-Ahmad, nicknamed "Hayho," after a video insulting Al‑Shar

Syrian authorities arrest Hussein al-Ahmad, nicknamed
حسين الأحمد

Sources reported that Syrian security agencies arrested Hussein al-Ahmad, nicknamed "Hayho," in coordination with Lebanese authorities, following a video filmed in front of the Syrian embassy in Beirut in which he hurled insults at Interim Syrian President Ahmed Al-Shar and his wife, sparking widespread controversy on social media.

Sources said the arrest resulted from joint security cooperation between Damascus and Beirut amid increasing coordination between the two countries, as relations between Lebanon and Syria have notably developed since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. No detailed official statements have yet been released regarding the circumstances of the incident or the legal measures taken against the suspect.