Protests erupt in Sudan after petrol subsidy cuts ...Kuwait

Sudanese blocked streets in Khartoum with burning tyres Thursday to protest a government's decision scrapping subsidies on petrol and diesel that more than doubled prices. Sudan's economy has sunk further into a deep crisis since the overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, sparking frequent demonstrations and risking social unrest in a country in transition. The lifting of subsidies, which took effect Tuesday, saw the price of petrol shoot up from 150 Sudanese pounds ($0.34 cents) to 290 pounds per litre, while diesel went up from 125 to 285 pounds. It is the latest in reforms by Sudan's transitional government which vowed to fix the economy, whi

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