00:00A sharp increase in fuel prices over the weekend has sparked protests.
00:05in several areas of Syria.
00:07Outraged protesters burned tires and blocked major highways, among other things.
00:12They are the key highway that connects Damascus with Aleppo, one of the main centers
00:17industrialists of the country.
00:19The unrest erupted after the Syrian government announced on Saturday that the price of
00:24Diesel would rise by 40%, reaching $1.32 per liter.
00:31Videos shared on social media show crowds protesting in various locations
00:35of the country.
00:37The protest represents the most widespread wave of demonstrations in Syria since the overthrow
00:42by Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago.
00:45In Hasakah and Deir Esor, protesters blocked routes used by oil tankers
00:51crude oil and cut the Al-Zuweya bridge, a major crossing between Syria and Iraq near
00:57from Al-Bukamal.
00:58The protesters also blocked the key highway linking Damascus to Aleppo, one of the
01:04main industrial centers of the country.
01:06It is worth noting that the price of 95-octane gasoline increased from 152 to 195 Syrian pounds.
01:14new per liter, while the 90 octane one rose from 147 to 185 pounds.
01:21The price of a domestic gas cylinder also increased, from 1,470 to 1,600 pounds.
01:29The price increases have prompted calls for the dismissal of the Energy Minister, Mohamed
01:34al-Bashir, while protesters accuse the government of worsening living conditions
01:39already difficult.
01:44The rises, the rises, the rises.
01:59The rises, the rises.
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