Kuanzia mnamo tarehe 13 Septemba Syria imekumbwa na maandamano dhidi ya serikali kupinga gharama za mafuta kupanda.
Lakini mzozo unaonekana kuendelea zaidi baada ya raia kudai Alsharaa ajihuzulu kheri utawala wa Assad kuliko wake yeye kwasababu gharama za maisha zinapanda na nchi inazidi kuzorota kiusalama wa mipaka.
Hii inaashiria nini na hawa waarabu huwa ni kipi huwa wanakitaka!?
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Syrians have taken to the streets to protest the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, a move that has added to the punishing cost of living in the country as it struggles to recover from a civil war that ended two years ago.
Over the past two days, Syrians in cities across the country have gathered in squares, blocked roads and set tires on fire, and called for the price increases to be canceled.
The protests began hours after the government announced on Sunday that it would temporarily raise prices for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products as much as 40 percent. The energy ministry said the measures were necessary because of global shortages largely related to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and to a major overhaul at a refinery in Syria, which will reduce domestic refining capacity and increase the country’s reliance on imports.
The increases ranged from 9 percent for cooking gas to 25 percent for gasoline to 40 percent for diesel, the ministry said.
The explanations have done little to quell the anger.
In one video posted online, a man poured what he said was gasoline over his head and threatened to set himself on fire before a crowd intervened.
“We stood with you, please stand with us,” another man said in a different video posted from a protest, addressing President Ahmed al-Sharaa. “Some people are living off sugar and water.”
Syrians have dealt in recent months with soaring inflation on food and fuel. The price surges have stoked discontent with an interim government formed by the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
After the overthrowing of Mr. al-Assad ended a nearly 14-year civil war, Syrians hoped that a new government and the country’s reintegration into global markets would quickly improve the economy.
Those hopes have been repeatedly disappointed, with the situation becoming worse for many.
The Syrian government did away with subsidies on fuel and bread and has reopened its economy to international imports, which has contributed to rising prices.
Source: The New York Times, The new Arab & Reuters
Lakini mzozo unaonekana kuendelea zaidi baada ya raia kudai Alsharaa ajihuzulu kheri utawala wa Assad kuliko wake yeye kwasababu gharama za maisha zinapanda na nchi inazidi kuzorota kiusalama wa mipaka.
Hii inaashiria nini na hawa waarabu huwa ni kipi huwa wanakitaka!?
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Syrians have taken to the streets to protest the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, a move that has added to the punishing cost of living in the country as it struggles to recover from a civil war that ended two years ago.
Over the past two days, Syrians in cities across the country have gathered in squares, blocked roads and set tires on fire, and called for the price increases to be canceled.
The protests began hours after the government announced on Sunday that it would temporarily raise prices for gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products as much as 40 percent. The energy ministry said the measures were necessary because of global shortages largely related to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and to a major overhaul at a refinery in Syria, which will reduce domestic refining capacity and increase the country’s reliance on imports.
The increases ranged from 9 percent for cooking gas to 25 percent for gasoline to 40 percent for diesel, the ministry said.
The explanations have done little to quell the anger.
In one video posted online, a man poured what he said was gasoline over his head and threatened to set himself on fire before a crowd intervened.
“We stood with you, please stand with us,” another man said in a different video posted from a protest, addressing President Ahmed al-Sharaa. “Some people are living off sugar and water.”
Syrians have dealt in recent months with soaring inflation on food and fuel. The price surges have stoked discontent with an interim government formed by the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
After the overthrowing of Mr. al-Assad ended a nearly 14-year civil war, Syrians hoped that a new government and the country’s reintegration into global markets would quickly improve the economy.
Those hopes have been repeatedly disappointed, with the situation becoming worse for many.
The Syrian government did away with subsidies on fuel and bread and has reopened its economy to international imports, which has contributed to rising prices.
Source: The New York Times, The new Arab & Reuters
