AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFuel Crisis & Protests: Syria is facing its widest unrest since the fall of Assad as fuel prices jump 25% to 40% (diesel up 40%) and demonstrators block highways and oil-tanker routes across provinces including Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, Aleppo, Idlib and Daraa, with lawmakers pressing the energy minister and the government saying the hikes are “temporary.” Nuclear File Update: Syria says it has placed 73 tons of natural uranium under IAEA safeguards and that the IAEA board has closed Syria’s 15-year non-compliance file, ending it from the agenda. Regional Diplomacy: Turkey and Syria discussed preparations for President Erdogan’s upcoming Damascus visit, with Ankara stressing unity and territorial integrity. Kobane Prison Fallout: Funerals and protests continue in Kobane after a prison fire and riot killed inmates amid tensions; Syrian presidential adviser Mazloum Abdi calls for a transparent, independent investigation, and 17 detainees were released. Energy & Trade: TotalEnergies is seeking a stake in a consortium for a Basra-Baniyas pipeline to move Iraqi oil to Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
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