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Syrians shop at stall selling herbs in Damascus, Syria, on October 14, 2014. (EPA/Youssef Badawi)
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Traditional Syrian furniture maker Kamel Al-Khabir. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Breaking Syria’s furniture-makers
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Syrian crisis drags on into its fourth, agonizing year, the toll it is taking on the country’s cultural heritage is becoming more and more apparent, alongside the terrible human cost of the war for control of the country. In one corner...Caption:
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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after Syrian military helicopter allegedly droped barrel bombs over the city of Daraya, southwest of the capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / FADI DIRANI)
Syrian government forces driven back from Damascus outskirts: sources
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between government forces and rebels affiliated with both Al-Qaeda and less radical groups continued in western Syria on Sunday, as US and allied jets continued to strike militant targets in the east of the country. Syrian government...Caption:
A general view shows damage in the Hammam Al-Nahasin bathhouse, dating back to the 13th century, in the old market of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on February 22, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Al-Halabi)
Damascus bathhouses stand empty as conflict keeps bathers away
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ahmed works as a masseur at a Damascus hammam (bathhouse), and he and a tea boy—who insisted on serving us steaming cups of the beverage—are the last two workers to have remained at the premises. With an expression saddened by seeing the...Caption:
This undated file photo shows Syrian girls gathering water in Damascus, Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)