because "every wedding has its ups and downs." The Syrian awaits the prices of commodities, in an atmosphere of fear and caution, coinciding with the tensions witnessed in the region.

He fears the risks of escalating military operations in the Red Sea, where recent tensions have delayed the arrival of shipping containers to many countries including Syria. It also prompted global shipping lines to change the course of ships, and the alternative route is either via Aqaba and then through the Nasib crossing and by land through Jordan, or via the Strait of Gibraltar, which increases costs and time.

In turn, shipping companies around the world took advantage of these circumstances to raise their fees and costs by about 150%, according to the value of imported goods. They also increased insurance fees by 10%, which will negatively affect import costs that will be borne by the final consumer of any product.

What exacerbated the Syrian tensions is its fundamental reliance on imports, especially foodstuffs such as wheat, which increases the burdens and deficit in the trade balance. Chinese goods make up the majority of imports, and shipping vessels used to sail from China to Singapore then Beirut and then Latakia port. Over the past few days, they have been forced to change their route and the increase in shipping costs is expected to reach 300%.

The citizen started looking for price differences since the escalations began, as a result of the rise in container shipping costs to 3 times.

This remains a drop in the ocean of what Syrians are suffering, amid the continued waves of high prices, in addition to the exacerbation of the service crisis with the increase in power outages, which reach 16 hours in most areas, depriving residents of heating and cooking with electricity in light of the scarcity and high price of domestic gas on the black market.

According to UN reports, about 90% of Syrians have been living below the poverty line since 2021.