Damascus, Jan 20, 2025 (AFP) - Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly

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2025-01-20

Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years of being harassed and detained by security personnel enforcing an Assad-linked company's monopoly. Before president Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month, his security forces would raid the central Damascus district where dozens of mobile stores operate in search of phones without the Emmatel company logo. "If they would find one device without an E......

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