Suez Canal crisis: Syria ‘rations’ fuel shipments as Ever Given blockage continues
Fuel shipments to Syria have been delayed by the blockage of Egypt’s Suez Canal, authorities in Damascus said on Saturday, warning they were “rationing” fuel to avoid shortages.Syria, mired in civil war since 2011 and facing a severe economic crisis, had already announced in mid-March a more than 50 per cent hike in the price of petrol amid fuel shortages.Global supply chains have been crippled since Tuesday when the giant container ship Ever Given ran aground and became wedged diagonally…
