Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley Rest of World By: Emily Wither 16 September 2025 at 05:00 At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some Syrians were quietly stocking their cupboards as rebel fighters marched south toward... © Photography by Ali Suleiman for Rest of WorldAn aerial photo showing the Syrian capital Damascus.