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Burn marks on the M5 highway following a protest in Maarrat al-Numan, Syria, on Sept. 15, 2026. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Syria , Protests

Simplified: On September 15, 2026, there were burn marks on the M5 highway in Syria following a protest in Maarrat al-Numan.

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2 weeks ago
Ahmed, standing at the food stand on the M5 that helps provide for 18 members of his family. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economy , Society , Syria

Simplified: As of September 2026, a man named Ahmed was running a food stand on Syria's M5 highway to help support his 18-member family.

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2 weeks ago
There was no coordination on WhatsApp or anything; people saw the news, and everyone took to the streets, as a reaction. 1.000

👤 Mohammed Khishan 📋 News Article 🏷️ Syria , Protests

Simplified: According to taxi driver Mohammed Khishan, the fuel price protests in Maarrat al-Numan in mid-September 2026 were a spontaneous reaction to the news a...

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2 weeks ago
He normally makes between 10 and 15 trips a day, taking people from place to place within the city. Today, he has had only two trips. 1.000

👤 Mohammed Khishan 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economy , Syria , Protests

Simplified: Mohammed Khishan, a taxi driver in Maarrat al-Numan, stated in mid-September 2026 that he had only two trips that day, compared to his usual 10 to 15,...

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2 weeks ago
“The country was nearly bankrupt before, and just in the first half of 2026, they sustained a $1 billion fiscal deficit.” 1.000

👤 Benjamin Feve 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , Syria

Simplified: According to Benjamin Feve of Karam Shaar Advisory, Syria sustained a $1 billion fiscal deficit in the first half of 2026.

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2 weeks ago
According to Benjamin Feve, senior consultant at Karam Shaar Advisory, the increase in fuel prices globally, combined with the government’s policy to lift subsidies on energy products, led to the shar... 1.000

👤 Benjamin Feve 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , Energy , Syria

Simplified: Benjamin Feve of Karam Shaar Advisory stated that the Syrian government has a policy to lift subsidies on energy products.

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2 weeks ago
His brother, Mohammed Khishan, is a taxi driver at the same company. He participated in the protests the day before. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Syria , Protests

Simplified: Mohammed Khishan, a taxi driver in Maarrat al-Numan, participated in fuel price protests in mid-September 2026.

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2 weeks ago
Before, he was paying about $60 a day for diesel. 0.900

👤 Mahmoud Albish 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Energy , Syria

Simplified: Mahmoud Albish, a minivan driver in Syria, stated that prior to the September 2026 price hike, he was paying about $60 per day for diesel.

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2 weeks ago
“We do have petrol, but it’s all just going to Europe,” he said, referencing Iraqi oil tankers that were traveling the width of the country from Albu Kamal to Tartus, but all for export to the West. 0.800

👤 Ahmed (shop owner) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Trade , Energy , Syria , Iraq

Simplified: A shop owner named Ahmed claimed that Iraqi oil tankers were traveling across Syria from Albu Kamal to Tartus for export to the West.

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2 weeks ago
With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the regional war, Syria had turned into an important land corridor for petroleum export. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geopolitics , Trade , Energy , Syria

Simplified: Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during a regional war, Syria became an important land corridor for petroleum export.

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2 weeks ago
Ahmed said the head of the administrative area arrived at the site to tell protesters they were being heard, albeit with vague promises of things improving. 0.900

👤 Ahmed (shop owner) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Syria , Protests

Simplified: A shop owner named Ahmed stated that the head of the administrative area in Maarrat al-Numan visited the protest site to speak with protesters.

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2 weeks ago
Following then-President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024, he opened a woodwork shop in August 2025 along the M5 with his childhood friend Hosam al-Asfar, also 46. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Biography , Syria

Simplified: Hassan al-Doodi and Hosam al-Asfar opened a woodwork shop along the M5 highway in August 2025.

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2 weeks ago
“The crowd was about 500 strong,” al-Doodi said, before quickly adding, “It was just about the diesel [prices]. Everyone is with the state.” 0.900

👤 Hassan al-Doodi 📋 News Article 🏷️ Syria , Protests

Simplified: Hassan al-Doodi stated that the crowd protesting fuel prices in Maarrat al-Numan was about 500 people strong.

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2 weeks ago
The two were displaced to the northern city of Sarmada, while al-Maarra was under the control of the Assad regime. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Displacement , Biography , Syria

Simplified: Hassan al-Doodi and Hosam al-Asfar were displaced to the northern Syrian city of Sarmada while Maarrat al-Numan was under the control of the Assad reg...

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2 weeks ago
Following then-President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024, he opened a woodwork shop in August 2025 along the M5 with his childhood friend Hosam al-Asfar, also 46. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , History , Syria

Simplified: Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024.

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2 weeks ago
This collective anger over price hikes reached a breaking point on Sunday when the Syrian government announced a 40% rise in the price of diesel — a massive increase in a country devastated by a 14-ye... 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , Energy , Syria

Simplified: On Sunday, September 13, 2026, the Syrian government announced a 40% increase in the price of diesel.

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2 weeks ago
Hassan al-Doodi, 46, watched as the protesters burned tires and chanted, demanding a return to subsidized fuel. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Energy , Syria , Protests

Simplified: During protests in Maarrat al-Numan in September 2026, protesters burned tires and chanted for the return of subsidized fuel.

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2 weeks ago
...a massive increase in a country devastated by a 14-year-long civil war. 0.900

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , War , Syria

Simplified: As of September 2026, Syria has been affected by a civil war that has lasted for 14 years.

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2 weeks ago
We were on the M5 highway on the way to the town, which is administratively part of the Idlib governorate. 1.000

👤 Anagha Subhash Nair 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geography , Syria

Simplified: The town of Maarrat al-Numan is administratively part of Syria's Idlib governorate.

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2 weeks ago
French judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Syria

Simplified: French judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials for an attack that killed two journalists including Marie Colvin

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7 months ago