
Protests in Syria spread as anger over increasing prices continues to grow in the war-torn country
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As anger over increasing prices across Syria continues to grow, more residents are beginning to protest. The country's president has increased wages, heightening inflation.
The protests came a week after Syrian President Bashar Assad issued two decrees doubling public sector wages and pensions, sparking inflation and compounding economic woes for others.
The U.S. dollar has strengthened from 7,000 Syrian pounds at the beginning of 2023 to 15,000 now. At the onset of Syria’s uprising turned-civil war in 2011, the dollar was trading at 47 pounds.
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