Cyber & Technology March 22, 2026 245 stories in this edition

Syrians protest against alcohol sale limits, personal freedom curbs

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Agence France-Presse
Syrians protest against alcohol sale limits, personal freedom curbs

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Hundreds of Syrians protested in central Damascus on Sunday against new restrictions on alcohol sales, reflecting wider fears that the Islamist authorities may tighten curbs on personal freedoms. The Syrian capital last week banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in restaurants and bars, only allowing shops in three Christian neighbourhoods to sell bottles. In one of them, Bab Tuma, demonstrators gathered in a silent...

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Hundreds of Syrians protested in central Damascus on Sunday against new restrictions on alcohol sales, reflecting wider fears that the Islamist authorities may tighten curbs on personal freedoms. The Syrian capital last...

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