Syria Minister Defends Fuel Price Hike Amid Protests over Rising Costs
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Syrian Protests Spread To Aleppo, Raqqa While Jolani Enjoys Red Carpet At Dubai Media Event
Syria’s fuel price hike protests have persisted from Sunday into the heart of this week, and increasingly they are becoming full on anti-Sharaa regime demonstrations. Of course Sharaa – whose al Qaeda/ISIS name is Jolani – was never elected in the first place. Monday into Tuesday the protests have spread across multiple cities and governates, […]
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DUBAI: Syria’s Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir said on Thursday that “exceptional and complex circumstances” had forced the government to adjust fuel prices, explaining that he had discussed several possible solutions with President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. Bashir’s comments came after protests erupted across parts of Syria over the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, with demonstrators blocking roads and calling for the increases to be rever…
In Syria, there is growing anger at the Islamist-led government of Ahmed al-Sharaa aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. After drastic fuel price increases, the largest protests since the fall of Bashar al-Assad have captured more and more parts of the country – even the former HTS stronghold Idlib. At Raqqa, security forces have already attacked demonstrators with sharp ammunition.
Dubai: Syrian energy minister Mohammad al-Bashir said on Thursday that "exceptional and complex circumstances" forced the government to adjust fuel prices, and that he had discussed several possible solutions with President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Bashir's comments came amid protests erupting across Syria over the government's decision to raise fuel prices amid rising living costs, with demonstrators blocking roads and demanding the price hike be rever…
The 40% increase in fuel triggers spontaneous demonstrations throughout Syria: the first social test for post-Assad authorities, while the first condemnations for the massacres of the coast arrive.
The Syrian cities are crossed by a social revolt against the drastic increase in fuel prices launched by the government of Ahmed al-Sharaa entered into force on Sunday 13 September. The response of the population to the increases was immediate. Blankets in flames, blocks and barricades paralyzed the M5 highway between Damascus [...] The article Syria. It is social revolt against the government of Al Sharaa on the Contopiano.
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