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Syria: Crashing tourism amid conflict and sanctions (Feature)
Damascus/Aleppo, May 6 (IANS) Yaseer, the owner of an antique and souvenir shop in Old Damascus, is a proud man and hates selling on discounts. But since public protests erupted 13 months ago in Syria and sanctions by Western powers, he is now all too willing to slash prices by more than half. Yaseer is not an isolated sufferer. Rows and rows of shops across the once bustling streets of Damascus