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Syrian refugees find success, welcome in Egypt

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled the country in the more than two years that its civil war has raged — some 100,000 of them having found a home in Egypt. They’ve been successful, and welcomed, but they are conflicted over their success, while others at home still suffer.

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Syrian Refugees Fleeing Violence, Find Home at Restaurant in Cairo

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