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Added on the 22/12/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Damascus, Jul 1 (EFE), (Camera: Youssef Badawi).-From behind the counter, butcher Ali Gneid watches as his customers scan the prohibitive prices of ribs and beef cuts before striking them off their shopping lists.He is all too familiar with the difficulties that those who approach his stall at the Bab Srija market in the heart of Damascus face.The UN estimated that 83 percent of Syrians live below the poverty line, earning less than $100 a month, while the World Food Programme says that food prices have risen 209 percent compared to last year.FOOTAGE OF MARKETS IN DAMASCUS.
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