DAMASCUS, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- SMART PARTNERSHIP -- Proton Holdings Berhad Managing Director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir (left) shaking hands with Habbal Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eng. Ghyath Al Habbal at the Proton Persona launch in Damascus last night. Proton Holdings Bhd is strengthening its presence in the Middle East market with the launch of its Persona model, which is expected to drive the national car maker's sales in Syria to over 5,000 units in the next three-five years.-- fotoBERNAMA COPYRIGHT RESERVED

photographed by: Caroline Jackson