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Friday, May 16, 2025

Al-Estiklal Newspaper

#cost of living crisis
Syrians Suffer as Assad Profits from Medicine Black Market

Syrians Suffer as Assad Profits from Medicine Black Market

2 years ago

The inability to secure to purchase essential medication due to soaring prices has made patients victims of the Syrian government's policies, which have left drug prices subject to the fluctuations of the dollar and the plummeting lira, without stabilizing the price to protect public health.

Locks on Fridges: This Is How British Stores Reacted To the Cost of Living Crisis

Locks on Fridges: This Is How British Stores Reacted To the Cost of Living Crisis

Murad Jandali

2 years ago

A growing number of UK supermarkets are being security-tagged as shoplifting increases amid the cost of living crisis.

France Paralyzed Amid a Tense Political Context, Continuous Strikes and an Economic Crisis

France Paralyzed Amid a Tense Political Context, Continuous Strikes and an Economic Crisis

Murad Jandali

3 years ago

France witnessed a nationwide strike by leftist unions who called for higher salaries, and against government requisitions of oil installations.

Workers' Strike Paralyzes the UK and Could Plunge It Into a Prolonged Recession

Workers' Strike Paralyzes the UK and Could Plunge It Into a Prolonged Recession

Murad Jandali

3 years ago

In the first of four strikes planned for the coming weeks, 115,000 workers left their jobs, and it is added to a series of labor disputes emerging in the country, while experiencing a historic crisis surrounding the cost of living.