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Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque in Damascus reopens after 15 years

DAMASCUS: The Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque in Damascus has reopened following the completion of a 15-year restoration and rehabilitation project. Minister of Endowments Mohammad Abu Al-Khair Shukri led the reopening ceremony, which was also attended by the ministers of finance, culture and tourism, the Damascus governor and other officials. “Today, we open a cultural landmark and an educational and social edifice that the Levant is proud of, not merely a mosque,” Shukri said. The Islamic endowmen