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Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years
- surfingdino 2y agoAny female speakers of note?
- jabsysemb 2y ago[flagged]
- throw48494949 2y agoThey were allowed 15 years ago, but times change.
- falvorice 2y ago[flagged]
- ramy_d 2y agoSeems like they are featuring some speakers on their instagram https://www.instagram.com/sync_sv/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/sync_sv/?hl=en
- throw8394994 2y agoI find this title incredibly offensive! Syria before war was normal middle income country. It had income from petrol. Tourists from Arabic countries come there for shopping. That was 15 years ago! Here is a list of international conferences I found in 10 seconds googling. Some of them are technical: https://www.syrleb.org/site/english/index.php?node=115522 https://www.syrleb.org/site/english/index.php?node=115522
- decimalenough 2y agoThe text of the article says it's the first time "a free Syria hosted an independent tech conference", implying that any tech conferences under the Assads didn't count. But yeah, it's a clickbait headline.
- SSJPython 2y ago> implying that any tech conferences under the Assads didn't count. Why shouldn't it count exactly?
- decimalenough 2y agoMost people would not characterize Baathist Syria as "free". And the jury is still out on if that label applies to the current lot.
- gatlin 2y agoWhy not? Honest question. I assumed it was his attitude toward his southern neighbor that sealed his downfall, both politically and in the court of public opinion.
- decimalenough 2y agoA reminder that thanks to the Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, any travel to Syria will make you forever invalid for US ESTA (visa-free entry) and you'll need to go through the grueling, incredibly slow and expensive regular US visa process instead.
- quotz 2y agoWhere I am from, like probably the majority of the world, you cant use ESTA.
- pavlov 2y agoHundreds of millions of people living relatively close to Syria can use ESTA, so it’s a relevant warning.
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- toyg 2y agoDon't they do like Cuba yet? I.e. not stamp your passport but rather a card that is removed on exit, leaving no trace on your passport. (Obviously you still leave traces in airline databases if flying direct, but that can be avoided.)
- dalyons 2y agoI always wondered, how would they know you’d been? Not like Syria is sharing arrivals lists with the US gov
- decimalenough 2y agoStamp in passport is the obvious one. And then you're really screwed, because now you've lied on your application too.
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- claudiulodro 2y agoWhat was the 1975 Syrian international tech conference? Article didn’t say.
- 2-3-7-43-1807 2y agoAnd in Germany we are still debating if Syria is safe enough to send asylum seekers back there :D