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Damascus-Homs international highway reopened after 7 years

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 4:05 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 4:08 PM ]

Children wave national flags and carry portraits of Syrian president Bachar al-Assad on the highway extending from Harasta in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus to the northern part of Syria, after it reopened to traffic on May 15, 2018. (AFP)

Zahraa al-Derzi
Press TV, Harasta

A key highway linking the capital Damascus to other Syrian provinces has been reopened after seven years. The development follows the Syrian army's liberation of the Eastern Ghouta region in April.

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