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Syria Faces a New Foreign Invasion: Travel Bloggers

 Barefoot, ecstatic, and in high definition, Eva zu Beck, a 28-year-old travel vlogger from Poland with an impressive social media following and sponsorship deal with Samsung, walks across a courtyard in one of the city’s most “iconic” spots. “People here are really kind and...

Ornina Orchestra revives Syrian musical heritage in Germany

Ornina Syrian Orchestra, conducted by composer Shafi Badreddine, will be hosting its second concert at the Berlin Philharmonie Theater, presenting Syrian and Arab musical heritage with a special musical blend. Shafi Badreddine, a Syrian artist from the countryside of Sweida, graduated...

Nobel winner Mahfouz lives on in Cairo's alleyways

The legacy of Islamic Cairo's most famous son Naguib Mahfouz lives on in its winding lanes 21 years after he became the only Arab to win the Nobel Literature Prize. A mosaic of the bespectacled author overlooks a market teeming with children on bikes, waiters balancing trays of hot drinks...