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Syrian President Bashar Al Assad waves at a polling station during the presidential elections in Douma, Syria, on May 26, 2021. President Assad issued a decree on Sunday, July 11, 2021, awarding a 50 per cent pay rise to hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members. AP
Piles of bread for sale in Midan, a district of Damascus renowned for its sweet delicacies. AFP
Steep bread and diesel price hikes came into effect in government-held parts of Syria on Sunday, bringing more economic pain to war-weary civilians. AFP
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad waves at a polling station during the presidential elections in Douma, Syria, on May 26, 2021. President Assad issued a decree on Sunday, July 11, 2021, awarding a 50 per cent pay rise to hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members. AP
Piles of bread for sale in Midan, a district of Damascus renowned for its sweet delicacies. AFP
Steep bread and diesel price hikes came into effect in government-held parts of Syria on Sunday, bringing more economic pain to war-weary civilians. AFP
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrians shop for vegetables at a market in Damascus on Sunday July 11, hours after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued a legislative decree granting civil servants and military members a 50 per cent pay rise. The decision comes a day after the government raised the price of fuel by more than 50 per cent for the third time this year. EPA
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad waves at a polling station during the presidential elections in Douma, Syria, on May 26, 2021. President Assad issued a decree on Sunday, July 11, 2021, awarding a 50 per cent pay rise to hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military members. AP
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