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Inspired by World War II photographers, Syrian archives pictures of Damascus homes to preserve them
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Damascus
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 02:07 PM IST
35-year-old Rania Kataf creates a digital archive of the buildings of Old Damascus, Syria’s war-torn capital, after being ‘inspired by European photographers who tried to document buildings in their cities during the Second World War so architects could later rebuild part of them’

Austria government surrenders to second lockdown as Covid-19 cases spike out of control, issues new restrictions
By Bloomberg | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
UPDATED ON NOV 01, 2020 10:50 AM IST
Austria follows Germany’s example of a partial lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases, here’s what remains shut and what remains accessible to the European citizens under the new Covid-19 restrictions