Former minister Jamal al-Jarrah mourned the passing of the former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam in a statement on social media. Al-Jarrah shared a picture of Khaddam with the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and commented, “To the eternal gardens, Abu Jamal, the faithful comrade’s friend.”
Some media outlets had reported the death of Khaddam on Tuesday in France at the age of 88.