Aden (South24) 

Today, the Southern Journalists Syndicate was formed in the capital city Aden on the closing day of the First Conference of Southern Journalists and Media Professionals.

In the presence of Arab and foreign journalists, Southern journalists elected the administrative commission of the Syndicate, headed by prominent journalist Aidrous Bahashwan.

The commission included about 150 Southern journalists representing the geographical scope of the state of South Yemen before the Unity with North Yemen in 1990.

The syndicate was declared during the First Conference of Southern Journalists and Media Professionals. The STC-sponsored conference was attended by more than 800 media representatives from the Southern governorates.

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Over the course of two days, the attendees voted for candidates to lead the fledgling syndicate, which is independent of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate.

The conference approved a number of outcomes, including a charter of honor to organize journalistic and media work in South Yemen.

It was also agreed on the internal system of the syndicate, which is preparing to receive membership applications from thousands of Southern journalists.