Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s media adviser Luna al-Shibl died on Friday three days after being injured in a car crash, Assad’s office announced.
“The presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic mourns the death of the adviser Luna al-Shibl, who passed away today after a serious car accident”, it said in a statement.
“She served in recent years as a director of the political and media office of the presidency and then as a special adviser to the presidency,” it added.