Upon the directives of President Bashar al-Assad, Minister of the State's Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam offered condolences to the family of renowned actor Yassin Baqqoush who was martyred last Sunday of a shell launched by an armed terrorist group that hit his car in al-Yarmouk Camp in Damascus. Minister Azzam also offered condolences to the family of late TV Presenter Mahran Youssef who died on Monday of a heart attack. Relatives of Baqqoush and Youssef appreciated and thanked President al-Assad for this generous gesture.