• en février 2017, la réponse est de Turquie, mais ça reviendra
Aleppo soap : Balsam from a war zone - Qantara.de
▻https://en.qantara.de/content/aleppo-soap-balsam-from-a-war-zone
Although the mere mention of the city of Aleppo conjures up images of war and destruction, Aleppo soap is flying off the shelves in Germany’s organic shops and supermarkets. But how does this popular product get from war-torn Syria to Germany? And is it really made in Aleppo?
En juillet 2017, il vient d’Alep, à condition de choisir les bons fournisseurs (sans faire de pub aux interviewés…)
• à Lyon
Syrians sell Aleppo soap in France | All media content | DW | 13.07.2017
▻http://www.dw.com/en/syrians-sell-aleppo-soap-in-france/av-39626681
Syrians sell Aleppo soap in France
In war-torn Syria, hundreds of people in Aleppo survive by making laurel soap and exporting it to France. The city is famous for its Aleppo soap, which is made by hand using olive oil, lye and laurel oil.
• à Montréal
Soap from Aleppo resurfaces — a sign of hope | Montreal Gazette
▻http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/soap-from-aleppo-resurfaces-in-montreal-a-sign-of-hope
Some soap artisans survived in the shadows, however, and have begun to rebuild their factories in Aleppo. They are a glimmer of hope for those who stayed in Syria — and those watching from abroad — that the situation there will get better.
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The price of both olive oil and laurel oil skyrocketed, said Tarzi-Bachi. But getting the finished product to the Mediterranean coast for export also became much more expensive — and dangerous.
“My costs went way up,” she said. “All the routes were blocked. We had to pay off either the (government) soldiers or the Islamist factions to get through to Latakia or Tartus (cities in Syria).”
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Even before the siege of Aleppo was lifted, however, a few soap makers began rebuilding, Tarzi-Bachi said, including Ali Miri. He reopened his factory in downtown Aleppo, an area already under government control, in January 2016, six months before the siege was over.
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The ongoing war and sanctions against the Syrian government also mean that getting the soap to Canada has been a formidable bureaucratic challenge, however.
Sharbo’s container of herbs from Syria — including za’atar and thyme — arrived in Montreal last month but was held for inspection at the Port of Montreal for 22 days, Sharbo said. He had to pay $6,000 in customs duties and inspection fees.
Tarzi-Bachi said it took her a whole year to secure a special permit to import soap from Aleppo. It was her second time applying for a permit, which the Canadian government has made contingent on the ability to prove one is not working with any of the warring factions inside Syria, she said. Starting in 2011, Canada has prohibited all imports from and exports to Syria, except with a special permit (food is exempted).