Power outages? Damascus cafes can be the only option to take refuge
Workers and students in Syrian capital Damascus throng these places
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Workers and students in Syrian capital Damascus throng these places
Majida has been working from a central Damascus cafe almost every day for a year, depending on it for reliable electricity and wifi in a country plagued by debilitating power cuts.
Maher Al Mounes Majida, a graphic designer aged 42, has relied on a central Damascus cafe for a year, using its reliable electricity and Wi-Fi amid...
Majida has been working from a central Damascus cafe almost every day for a year, depending on it for reliable electricity and wifi in a country plagued by debilitating power cuts. "Without cafes, I would have been unable to work because of the long blackouts at home," said the graphic designer, 42, declining to provide her surname. Enterprising owners have upgraded their businesses with generators and batteries to guarantee power and draw in Damascenes plagued by Syria's war-battered and crumbling infrastructure.