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Syrian goods such as vegetables, fruits, commodities and other products arrive in the local Saudi markets, and are available in a “semi-permanent” manner in them, at a time when Syrian citizens in various Syrian cities and regions suffer from difficult living and economic conditions.

They face high product prices and a decrease in their purchasing power, as a result of the devaluation of the local currency, which prevents them from accessing all products available in the market.

The newspaper quoted “Middle eastToday, Tuesday, 3 November, the Saudi General Authority of Customs said that Syrian exports flow smoothly through Saudi ports to the local markets.

The trucks coming from Syria will enter Saudi Arabia according to the followed regulations and instructions, which include the application of all customs procedures as stipulated by the system.

From August 2016 to the end of last August, the “Haditha” land border crossing of Saudi Arabia with Jordan recorded the passage of more than 688 truckloads of goods through the port, while more than 799 trucks left Saudi territory during the same period, according to the customs authority’s statement to the newspaper.

The “Hadithah” crossing is the land border crossing of Saudi Arabia with Jordan, and is geographically affiliated with the Haditha Center of the Qurayyat Governorate in Al-Jawf region in Saudi Arabia.

There is no specific mechanism or procedure to be taken specifically for Syrian trucks. Rather, customs procedures that are followed in accordance with regulations and instructions are applied to them like all trucks of other nationalities.

The items and goods that are permitted to enter according to the regulations are allowed to enter the Kingdom, and the items and items that are prohibited from entry are prohibited, and there are restricted goods that are allowed to enter after obtaining the clearance requirements from the competent authority, according to the authority.

The newspaper quoted sources working in the Saudi retail market as saying that Syrian products are available “almost always”, and include various types of vegetables, fruits and other products and commodities that are sold in many Saudi cities.

Allowing entry to Syrian trucks

The Saudi authorities allowed the entry of Syrian trucks loaded with Syrian goods into its territory, after the Syrian goods entered via trucks other than Syria.

The head of the export committee in the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, Fayez Qassuma, said in a statement to the newspaper:Motherland“On November 1, it was allowed more than three weeks ago for Syrian trucks loaded with Syrian goods to enter Saudi territory, after a decision was issued to grant the Syrian driver a visa in order to cross the Saudi border.

Qassoumeh added that fewer than 300 trucks enter Saudi Arabia daily, explaining that Syrian goods used to enter Saudi territory, but by non-Syrian trucks, but today Syrian goods enter loaded with Syrian trucks.

Qassumah indicated that the goods that cross the Jordanian ports and enter Saudi Arabia are vegetables, fruits, foodstuffs and clothes.

Annual increase in prices

While exports of Syrian goods continue to reach Saudi Arabia, they do occur report Issued by the British “Save the Children” organization, about the suffering of an unprecedented number of children in Syria from high rates of malnutrition, after ten years of conflict and displacement.

And in surround The Secretary-General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, told the Security Council, on October 27, said that despite the relatively stable food prices in August and September, prices are still 90% higher than they were before six months.

He indicated an annual increase of 236%, which leaves many families unable to afford the costs of basic commodities.

An additional 700 thousand children face hunger in Syria due to the deteriorating economic situation, which contributes to the worsening of restrictions imposed due to the spread of the “emerging corona” virus (Covid-19).

Over the past six months, the number of food insecure children across the country has risen to more than 4.6 million.

The report stated that this left parents no choice but to cut fresh food such as meat, fruits and vegetables, and to rely on rice or grains for consecutive weeks.

65% of children have not eaten an apple, orange or banana for at least three months, according to a poll conducted by the organization.

The devaluation of the currency and the decrease in the flow of goods exacerbated the situation, which led to a continuous rise in food prices, and according to the World Food Program, the food basket that can feed a family now costs more than 23 times its pre-crisis average price.

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