Chronic crises in regime-held areas | Transportation services deteriorate even more, amid astronomically inflated prices of essential products
SOHR activists say that the areas under the control of the Syrian regime throughout Syria are struggling with poor transportation services in light of the ongoing fuel crisis. In addition, the residents in theses area are still suffering from the acute shortage of bread and water, as the long lines in front of bread bakeries and petrol stations and in taxi and bus stations top the events. The regime-held areas are experiencing almost-complete lack of means of public transportation, while regime government has been still unable to put an end to these crises which plagued the Syrians.
On the other hand, the markets in Damascus have experienced a new increase in the prices of chicken and chicken meat which have become 30% higher than the previous prices. The new prices of chicken, chicken meat and meals and other essential products have been set as follows:
- Chicken: 7,500 SYL per kilo
- Chicken meat: 10,500 SYL per kilo
- Chicken drumsticks: 11,000 SYL per kilo
- Chicken livers: 11,000 SYL per kilo
- Chicken thighs: 10,500 SYL per kilo
- Chicken wings: 7,000 SYL per kilo
- Roasted chicken: 23,000 SYL per kilo
- Grilled chicken: 24,000 SYL per kilo
- Boneless chicken: 26,000 SYL per kilo
- Broasted chicken: 28,000 SYL per kilo
- Shawrma: over 35,000 SYL per kilo (this price equals a half of a government employee’s salary)
- Gas cylinder: 105,000 SYL (and it is available only in black markets)
Moreover, the prices of canned food and legumes have increased by nearly 15% regarding last week’s prices.
It is worth noting that the selling rate of the Syrian lira against the dollar reached 3,465 SYP and the buying rate was 3,415 SYP, while 4,054 SYP for selling and 4,118 SYP for buying against the euro.