Arab newspapers: fuel, bread crises worsen in Damascus; no prospect to form Lebanese government”

On Friday, the Arab newspapers covered the situation in Damascus, in addition to the Libyan dialogues, and the Lebanese crisis.

'A new fuel and bread crisis in the Damascene regions'

To begin with the Syrian issue, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper wrote: “The Syrian economic crisis in Damascus has exacerbated in conjunction with the conclusion of the Syrian Refugee Conference sponsored by Russia, with the aim of their return to the country after years of seeking refuge in neighboring and foreign countries, as the Syrian pound recorded a new decline in its value against foreign currencies at a price of 2,582 purchases and 2,612 sold against the US dollar.

The "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" reported yesterday that "the stifling and persistent crisis continues within the areas under the control of the regime, manifested in the great rigor people face to secure bread, while the regime authorities are unable to secure the bakery needs of subsidized flour, in addition to a new collapse recorded by the Syrian pound," amid a rise in gold prices.”

SOHR said: “A group quarrel took place at a bakery in the regime-controlled city of Soran, north of Hama, because of the suffocating congestion over the bakeries, and the quarrel caused injuries as the bakeries in Lattakia governorate are experiencing a stifling congestion due to the lack of wheat supplied to them.

The Syrian pound recorded a new decline in its value against foreign currencies at a price of 2,582 purchases and 2,612 sales against the US dollar.

The observatory’s sources reported that the famous “Ibn al-Ameed” bakeries in Rukn al-Din area in Damascus were closed due to lack of flour, and this coincided with the stifling congestion in other bakeries within the areas under the control of the Syrian regime due to the shortage of flour supplied to the bakeries.

“There is no prospect of forming Lebanese government”

On the Lebanese side, Al-Akhbar newspaper said: “The French delegate instead of carrying something new in its Lebanese tour yesterday and activating the French initiative, it became clear that it wanted to explore the possibility of American sanctions contributing to overcoming the obstacles; the delegate came out with a conclusion confirming that betting on sanctions to meet Hariri’s demands is a bet out of place. "

"Soon, optimism evaporated with the visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron's advisor for Near Eastern affairs, Patrick Dorrell, to Lebanon, as Dorell, who seeks to activate the French initiative, clashed with a very complex political reality, capable of toppling any initiative, but nevertheless, he touched the eagerness of everyone who met them to the initiative, without this concern being translated into any progress in the government file."

J.O