Bilal Zbibi, the owner of a Qamar al-Din factory, shows fresh apricots in one hand and the final product made from the fruits in the other, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Workers wash fresh apricots, to be used for making the Qamar al-Din popular sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Workers wash fresh apricots, to be used for making the Qamar al-Din popular sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Apricot juice pours into a container to be mixed with sugar and boiled, as part of the process of making the Qamar al-Din popular sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Apricot juice pours into a container to be mixed with sugar and boiled, as part of the process of making the Qamar al-Din popular sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Workers push a cart filled with cooked apricot juice to be spread to dry on wooden boards as part of the process of making the popular Qamar al-Din sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
A worker pours cooked apricot juice on wooden board to be left to dry in the sun, as part of the process of making the popular Qamar al-Din sweet, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
Women work on the packaging of Qamar al-Din sheets, a popular sweet made from a mixture of apricot juice and sugar, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP
This picture shows fresh apricots, fresh fruits and the popular sweet Qamar al-Din, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 21, 2021. AFP