Syrian phone shop owners can now operate freely, free from the harassment that enforced Emmatel's monopoly under Assad.

Phone shop owners in Syria are now free from harassment and extortion by security forces who previously enforced a monopoly by the Assad-linked company, Emmatel. Under Bashar al-Assad's regime, shops in Damascus were raided for selling phones without the Emmatel logo, leading to detentions and loss of goods. With Assad's ousting, Emmatel's branches have been looted or shut down, and small businesses can now operate without fear.

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