• A man buys firewood in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2022. Syria's economy has hit its lowest point since the country's civil war began nearly 12 years ago, with severe fuel shortages in both government and rebel-held areas, spiraling inflation and the Syrian currency hitting an all-time low on the black market. (AP Photo / Baderkhan Ahmad)
    A man buys firewood in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2022. Syria's economy has hit its lowest point since the country's civil war began nearly 12 years ago, with severe fuel shortages in both government and rebel-held areas, spiraling inflation and the Syrian currency hitting an all-time low on the black market. (AP Photo / Baderkhan Ahmad)
  • There are severe fuel shortages in both government and rebel-held areas
    There are severe fuel shortages in both government and rebel-held areas
  • Inflation is spiralling
    Inflation is spiralling
  • Drivers queue for fuel in Idlib province
    Drivers queue for fuel in Idlib province
  • A shopkeeper waits for customers in Damascus
    A shopkeeper waits for customers in Damascus
  • The Syrian currency has hit an all-time low on the black market
    The Syrian currency has hit an all-time low on the black market
  • The wait for customers continues in Aleppo
    The wait for customers continues in Aleppo

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Syrian economy at lowest point since civil war began in 2011 - in pictures

The country has been hit by fuel shortages, spiralling inflation and its currency at an all-time low

The National

January 07, 2023

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Updated: January 07, 2023, 9:52 AM