DAMASCUS: In a flea market in this city, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid al-Fitr that wasn’t too expensive.

“The flea market is the only place I can buy something new to wear for the Eid holidays,” the 28-year-old, dressed casually in large sunglasses and a tight yellow top, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). “Had it not been for this place, I wouldn’t have been able to buy new clothes at all.”

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