DAMASCUS- During a session chaired by Prime Minister Adel Safar, Syrian Cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill on organizing internet communication and combating cybercrime. Minister of Communications and Technology Imad Sabouni told journalists after the cabinet's session that the bill aims at organizing internet communication and combating cybercrimes as well as specifying the responsibilities of internet providers.
He added that the bill stipulates for establishing a department at the Ministry of Interior tasked with investigating such crimes and setting specific conditions concerning the relationship between this bill and international law as cybercrimes are considered trans-border crimes. The cabinet also discussed the new environment bill which aims at establishing the basic rules for environment safety and protection and achieving environmental development.