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Article: VILLA MODA ENTERS DAMASCUS.(Majed Al-Sabah)
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- WWD
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- March 24, 2006
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Byline: Robert Murphy
PARIS - Damascus may not be known as an international shopping destination, but Kuwaiti retailer Majed Al-Sabah is doing his part to change that with the inauguration today of one of his Villa Moda stores in the Syrian capital.
Smack in the heart of the historical spice market, flanked by vendors hawking roasted peanuts and pistachios, Al-Sabah's 4,000-square-foot emporium is the first of its kind in the country, which has had a thorny political climate recently.
In fact, it is among the first stores ever in Damascus to legally sell imported ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories, which had been banned until last September, ...