The road to Damascus is littered with hunger and economic potholes

Anger simmers over Syria’s economic collapse, but President Assad, on course to win elections, blames Western sanctions

16 March 2021 - 20:14 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

In the back alleys of the old city of Damascus, Yaseen al-Obeid carries sacks of bricks to make extra cash and supplement his monthly foreman’s salary of $15 (R223)...

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