Once a textile powerhouse, Syria is betting on an industrial comeback

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Syria's garment industry, once a powerhouse exporting to Arab and European markets, is attempting a revival after being decimated by the civil war. With sanctions easing and investors returning, the first major trade fair in Aleppo in years aims to test the prospects for rebuilding the industrial sector.

Syria once produced garments that reached Arab and European markets, but the civil war dismantled the industry over the years. With sanctions lifted and investors beginning to return, Aleppo's first major trade fair in years is testing whether that world can be rebuilt.