‘New history’: Assad’s fall brings joy, hope to Syrians in Hong Kong

‘New history’: Assad’s fall brings joy, hope to Syrians in Hong Kong

[South China Morning Post] - 12/14/2024

‘We’ve been living in an actual hell for over 13 years … and what happened now has given [people] hope,’ Abdulwahab Tahhan says.



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