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Their videos get huge amounts of clicks and profits on YouTube. And their vlogs show a Syria that has turned the page on years of civil war. But these so-called "apolitical" travel influencers are shown…

LONDON: Saddled with a bankrupt economy, a devastated infrastructure and a worthless currency, the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is on a desperate mission to mend relations with its neighbors and expedite its return to the Arab League. Although political rehabilitation on a global scale remains a bridge too far, the Assad government has made some progress in

An introduction to the YouTube tourists seeking clicks and profits by "promoting that life has gone back to normal" in Assad regime areas of Syria

Damascus says 700,000 people have visited Syria so far in 2022, including YouTubers and content creators whose travel videos portray a vision of “normal life” at odds with hardship and danger on the ground.

YouTubers are touring Syria, praising its people — and avoiding giving opinions about the ongoing war. Critics say it's whitewashing.

Benjamin Rich from Bald & Bankrupt visits Bristol

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British YouTube travel blogger Benjamin Rich, who specialises in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world, has been arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. Dmitry Rogozin said in an online post that Rich - whose Bald and Bankrupt channel has 3.53 million followers - and Alina Tseliupa had been

YOUTUBER Benjamin Rich, best known for his travel channel Bald and Bankrupt, was arrested in Kazakhstan.Benjamin Rich runs a YouTube channel which fea

British YouTube travel blogger Benjamin Rich, who specialises in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world, has been arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.