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Banned since Hafez al-Assad: Second-hand goods sales started in Damascus!

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January 17, 2025

The ban on the sale of second-hand goods, which was imposed during the reign of Hafez Assad with the overthrow of the 61-year Baath regime in Syria, has been lifted. Street vendors and citizens have started selling goods again on the busy streets of the capital Damascus. Citizens who stated that street vending was not allowed during the Assad era and that they were sentenced to prison for this reason expressed their satisfaction with normalization.

The normalization process continues in Syria with the overthrow of the 61-year Baath regime.
The streets and avenues that were silent during the regime period are now experiencing activity.
The ban on the sale of second-hand goods, which was imposed during the reign of Hafez Assad, was lifted with the overthrow of the regime. The increasing number of street vendors in the capital Damascus has drawn attention.
Citizens, who stated that street vendors were not allowed during the reign of ousted Syrian leader Assad and that they were sentenced to prison for this reason, expressed their satisfaction with the normalization.
During the reign of Assad It is reported that the penalty for selling second-hand goods is imprisonment. Stating that selling second-hand goods has been prohibited since the time of Hafez Assad, Omar Al Ali said, “The regime had banned the entry of second-hand goods into Syria. Their excuse was that they would cause disease. They used to sell us plastic slippers produced in Syria for $20. Now we buy boots for $1. I couldn’t believe how cheap the prices were. I bought 6 pairs of shoes.”
Stating that he thinks their country will develop further, Mohammed Al Masri said, “Everything is better now. These were prohibited before. These boots we sold were $30. Now people are flocking to buy second-hand shoes. In the future, Syria will become even cheaper and more beautiful. In the past, a camel was worth one lira, but we didn’t have one lira in our hands.”
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