Business was starting to go well for the tech start-up Rootal in 2011, until a car bomb went off just blocks from its Damascus headquarters. Now, more than two years after its founder ended up on the Syrian government's wanted list, this fledgling firm has bedded down in London, a city which has welcomed millions of refugees over the centuries. Rootal, which specializes in geolocation services, has a new home - but memories of wartorn Syria are never far away for its founder Adnan Al-Khatib. Whe...
Business was starting to go well for the tech start-up Rootal in 2011, until a car bomb went off just blocks from its Damascus headquarters. Now, more than two years after its founder ended up on the Syrian government's wanted list, this fledgling firm has bedded down in London, a city which has welcomed millions of refugees over the centuries. Rootal, which specializes in geolocation services, has a new home - but memories of wartorn Syria are never far away for its founder Adnan Al-Khatib. Whe...
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