alright, I just got off the phone with the embassy in syria, here is the situation:
*confirmed: embassy is closing indefinitely
*files will be transferred to Beirut within 10 days
*we will be contacted after the arrival of our files (time not specified)
furthermore , my friend Jet, I personally m worried about this transfer to beirut, there is a reason why the embassy in lebanon all these years was not given responsibility more than a visiting visa issuing, and furthermore only 1% are canadians working within the embassy, I truly hope that the CiC will be sending a team to lebanon to handle our files for competence sake, and lets not fail to mention the local corruption which made the CiC not to give responsibility to that branch specifically. there are many articles and videos on the web related to these details, google away and ye shall find.
cheers,