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Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
A visit to the souk in the old city in the Syrian capital of Damascus tell us a lot about the state of the country's current economy. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent ...
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In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Freedoms Off Limits Under al-Assad
They say the city seems theirs again. Mount Qasioun, which overlooks the Syrian capital, Damascus, is being revived as a leisure spot. Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once ...
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The world's oldest capital city that has been inhabited for 4,500 years
In the Medieval period, it was the centre of a ... Many have talked about the number one listed tourist attraction in the city - the Damascus Umayyad Mosque. One said: "The Umayyad Mosque is ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al ...
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Visiting the market in the old city of Damascus, once inaccessible to many Syrians
Others have brought a sense of relief and joy. That was evident at the Al-Hamidiyah market in the heart of the old city of Damascus. It was once inaccessible to many Syrians. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi ...