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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria's Main Druze City Sees more Unrest, Calls for Friday Protests

Syrians buy bread at a shop in the town of Binnish in the country's northwestern Idlib province on June 9, 2020. [OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images]

Tens of Syrian protesters gathered on Thursday in the mainly Druze city of Sweida to protest against worsening economic conditions and subsidy cuts that came into force last week, residents, activists and local officials said on Thursday.

Sporadic rallies have taken place this week in villages around the southwestern city, where protesters blocked roads and dozens rallied in the main square of the city to demand a halt to the cuts in subsidies that followed gasoline price hikes in recent months, Reuters said.

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