Commissioned by President Bashar al-Assad , Endowments Minister, Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, offered condolences over the demise of Mufti of Damascus, Bashir Eid al-Bari at al- Othman mosque in Damascus
Al-Sayyed hailed the good deeds of the late Mufti, saying that his death is a loss for the scholars of Syria and the Islamic world
He added that Sheikh Eid al-Bari was loyal to his religion and Homeland