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Damascus Nightlife

Bars, clubs and pubs: 麻豆社 Arabic reveals a surprising new nightlife in Syria's capital.

It's Saturday night, bars and pubs are busy, and loud music pumps out of nightclubs. 麻豆社 Arabic's Omar Abdel-Razek tells David Amanor about discovering a surprising side to life in the Syrian capital Damascus, where six years into the civil war a new nightlife has emerged.

Image: barman pouring shots in Damascus
Credit: 麻豆社

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