• Tents housing displaced Syrians are damaged by a severe snowstorm that struck the Afrin area of Aleppo. All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
    Tents housing displaced Syrians are damaged by a severe snowstorm that struck the Afrin area of Aleppo. All photos: Moawia Atrash for The National
  • A man shovels snow from the front of his tent in northern Syria
    A man shovels snow from the front of his tent in northern Syria
  • A child braves the cold in a camp for the displaced
    A child braves the cold in a camp for the displaced
  • About eight camps were severely damaged, with some access roads cut off because of deep snow
    About eight camps were severely damaged, with some access roads cut off because of deep snow
  • A child in the snow lacks waterproof shoes in Afrin, Aleppo
    A child in the snow lacks waterproof shoes in Afrin, Aleppo
  • A displaced Syrian woman collects firewood and transports it to her tent for heating
    A displaced Syrian woman collects firewood and transports it to her tent for heating
  • The temperature dropped to minus 3°C in camps north of Aleppo
    The temperature dropped to minus 3°C in camps north of Aleppo
  • An aerial view of snow in Aleppo
    An aerial view of snow in Aleppo
  • A displaced child walks among snow-covered tents
    A displaced child walks among snow-covered tents
  • The stadium camp near the town of Bulbul was covered in snow
    The stadium camp near the town of Bulbul was covered in snow
  • A fire is lit on a cooking stove
    A fire is lit on a cooking stove
  • Jamila Al Hadi, 65, says 'when snow falls, our suffering increases even more, as the tents fall over our heads and we have to shovel the snow from the edges of the tents'
    Jamila Al Hadi, 65, says 'when snow falls, our suffering increases even more, as the tents fall over our heads and we have to shovel the snow from the edges of the tents'
  • A displaced girl in the village of Bulbul, surrounded by tents flattened in the snowstorm
    A displaced girl in the village of Bulbul, surrounded by tents flattened in the snowstorm

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Displaced in Aleppo deal with snowstorm - in pictures

Temperatures reached minus 3°C

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February 05, 2023

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Profile

Company: Justmop.com

Date started: December 2015

Founders: Kerem Kuyucu and Cagatay Ozcan

Sector: Technology and home services

Based: Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai

Size: 55 employees and 100,000 cleaning requests a month

Funding:  The company’s investors include Collective Spark, Faith Capital Holding, Oak Capital, VentureFriends, and 500 Startups. 

How to wear a kandura

Dos

  • Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion 
  • Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
  • Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work 
  • Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester

Don’ts 

  • Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal 
  • Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
The stats

Ship name: MSC Bellissima

Ship class: Meraviglia Class

Delivery date: February 27, 2019

Gross tonnage: 171,598 GT

Passenger capacity: 5,686

Crew members: 1,536

Number of cabins: 2,217

Length: 315.3 metres

Maximum speed: 22.7 knots (42kph)

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Updated: February 05, 2023, 12:31 PM
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