Syria's historic war-damaged souks open after renovations
In northern Syria, four souks in old Aleppo have reopened after being badly damaged in the fighting that ravaged Syria's commercial centre between 2012-16. Carpet weaver Omar al-Rawas says business is getting better as people return to Aleppo, adding that he felt his "spirit return" when he reopened his shop.
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00:00We opened a shop here in the past, it became a market, it started to grow, and we renovated
00:27it.
00:29She went back to sleep.
00:30Whenever she entered the shop, and I would touch her nail polish, I would hang her clothes,
00:35I would put the table, I would put the mat, she brought me back 35 years of memories.
00:40She brought me back to my childhood.
00:41It was during my childhood that I used to enter the shops, and it felt like I had a soul again.
00:58We left in 2012, and we were under attack.
01:05We didn't leave easily.
01:08We were under attack and killed.
01:11We were harassed a lot outside.
01:14I worked outside of my business.
01:17We were forced to do what we had to do.
01:19Now we are back, God willing.
01:22We left, and we are back.
01:58We are back.