Syrians Watch Regional War from Afar: “May it Stay Away from Us”

Syrians Watch Regional War from Afar: “May it Stay Away from Us”

In her pharmacy in central Damascus, Lara Enaya continues to serve customers while occasionally glancing at her phone to check on relatives in the Gulf—a region now under the fire of a regional war that Syria, for now, remains spared from. “I stick to following the news on Instagram,” said Enaya, 35. “For the first time, we are the ones calling our family and friends in Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha to make sure they are safe. It is a massive irony th…