Syria's de facto leader says the country is not a threat to its neighbours or the west

736.516 - 760.608 Jackie Leonard

That was Hugo Bashega. Well, following the rapid developments in Syria, the BBC World Service has launched a special audio news and information service for people in Syria and surrounding countries. It will be mainly in Arabic, but there will also be some English programming. The service is on 24 hours a day on 93.0 FM and on medium wave for eight hours a day on 720 and 639 kilohertz.