New Year’s Eve in a Damascus Nightclub
A view of buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Daraya, near Damascus, December 29, 2012. Picture taken December 29, 2012. REUTERS/Kenan Al-Derani/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Through 21 months of fighting in Syria, a French ex-pat has refused to leave the country.
Instead, he runs a night club in Damascus.
Bar-owner Jean Pierre Duthion explains to host Marco Werman why he will host a New Year’s celebration there in spite of the dangers and sadness of war.
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