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Lifestyle
Syrian perfumer needs ‘one whiff’ to mimic luxury brands
DAMASCUS: One whiff of a fragrance is all Syrian perfumer Mohammad Al-Masri needs to recreate the scent of a luxury…
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Lifestyle
Damascus bookshops disappear as crisis hits culture
The Damascus bookshops and publishing houses that once stood as beacons of Syria’s intellectual life are being replaced with shoe…
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World
Attacks kill 27 in Damascus, Idlib town
DAMASCUS: A rare bombing of an army bus in Damascus and shelling shortly after of a town in rebel-held northwest…
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Lifestyle
Twirl and spin: Damascus family preserves Sufi whirling tradition
Three-year-old Anas Al-Kharrat gracefully raises one hand to the sky as his long white robe twirls around his tiny spinning…
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Business
Damascus hikes fuel prices by more than 50%
DAMASCUS: Damascus has raised petrol prices in government-held parts of Syria by more than 50 per cent after the Syrian…
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Assad and first lady test positive for COVID
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, the presidency…
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Middle East
Putin in surprise visit to Assad as Mideast boils
DAMASCUS: A handout picture released yesterday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting the historical Ummayad…
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