# Syria to offer cheaper diesel after fuel-price protests

https://mins.news/en/item/63002

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 16:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/syria-offers-cheaper-diesel-after-fuel-price-protests-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aac1912fbc2160001c2b6b1

> Syria will provide lower-priced diesel for heating, agriculture and industry, Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said on Thursday. The move follows a fuel-price increase that sparked the broadest protests since Bashar al-Assad’s fall.

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