The lights came back first. In Latakia’s central squares, strings of Ramadan lanterns flickered on as families drifted through the evening air, pausing beneath decorations that seemed brighter than in years past. Children pointed upward. Shopkeepers lingered outside their doors. For a moment, the city felt familiar again. But just beneath the surface, memory […] The post Between Lanterns and Loss: Ramadan in Latakia appeared first on levant24 .