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The view from Damascus, Copenhagen and Basel

The view from Damascus, Copenhagen and Basel

Update: 2025-01-31
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Monocle’s Middle East correspondent, Leila Molana-Allen, tells Andrew Mueller about her trip to Syria and what’s next for the country post-Assad. Then: Chris Cermak looks at Germany’s immigration vote, Grace Charlton reports from Copenhagen Fashion Week and Fernando Augusto Pacheco lifts the curtain on Basel’s preparations to host the Eurovision Song Contest.

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The view from Damascus, Copenhagen and Basel

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