Damascus, March 28, 2025 (AFP) - Syria reverses bar closures in Damascus Christian areas: witnesses

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Syrian authorities have reversed a decision to shut bars and restaurants serving alcohol in Christian-majority areas of Damascus after public outcry, witnesses and a Syrian news outlet said on Friday. After Islamist-led rebels ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, the new authorities had pledged to protect the country's ethnic and religious minorities. An AFP journalist said around a dozen bars and restaurants in Damascus's Old City......

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