DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Omar Tarshan had never visited any of Syria's famous public baths until three weeks ago, when a water shortage in his Damascus neighborhood forced him to look for an alternative place to shower. On Monday night, the 25-year-old accountant came with a colleague, Safwat Hariri, to the 1,000-year-old bath house in the old quarter of Damascus — the Hammam al-Malik al Zahir — where each was given two towels, a loofah and a piece of traditional olive oil soap.
Mounting Frustration In Damascus Amid Widespread Water Cuts
By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Tue, 01/17/2017 - 2:42am
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