Report: Damascus-made sweets overrun the Arab world
According to the report by official Syria news agency, sweets manufactured in the capital make up a market worth $60 million a year.
By Haaretz Service Tags: Israel news SyriaDamascus-made sweets are experiencing a boom in global demand, the official Syrian news agency Sana reported on Sunday, saying confectionaries made in the Syrian capital have grown into a multi million dollar market.
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Damascus store keeper making liquorice syrup during Ramadan at al-Shikh Muhialdin market, August 28, 2010. |
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According to the Sana report, sweets manufactured in Damascus have entered hundreds of world-wide markets, including the Netherlands, making up a market worth $60 million a year.
Sana added that the Syrian capital has become a symbol of the sweets industry around the world, with Abu Arab Haidar, a leader local confectioner , saying that the Damascene sweets have become on top of the purchases of the Arab and foreign tourists who visit Syria.
According to the report, an average Syrian consumes 6 kilograms of sweets during Eid ul-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, costing around $160 per family.
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Just wait, Israel will mobilise AIPAC to have Washington damage the Syrian Sweets industry as it poses an existential danger to the state of Israel. Henceforth, the US will convene the USC to issue an order to stop all sugar and sugar extracts exports to Syria.