Syria Partly Rolls Back 40% Fuel Price Hike After Protests as Hardship Persists - Межа. Новини України.

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Protesters set tires and other debris alight to block a highway during a demonstration against fuel price hikes in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib province, on September 13. Ahmed Albam/AP After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syria’s authorities faced a serious test: a sharp rise in fuel prices sparked mass protests. Demonstrators criticized interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while security forces made no attempt to stop the rallies. State media covered them – unlike under al-Assad, when protests were sought to be discredited. As mentioned by CNN Public anger was sparked by the government’s deci…