Rising fuel prices sparks popular discontent in Marib

MARIB, May 12 (YPA) – Marib authorities have imposed a new dose on petroleum derivatives in the Islah Party-held Marib province, eastern Yemen.

An decision that was issued came after an announcement from the Marib Oil Company, which raised the price of a liter of gasoline to 1,250 riyals (25,000 riyals per 20-liter gallon), which is equal to $102.27, claiming that the refineries were undergoing maintenance that would take 12 days.

Observers believed that the new dose has sparked widespread discontent among citizens, particularly given the difficult economic conditions they face in areas controlled by the coalition-backed Aden government. This is a result of the government’s failure to maintain economic and living stability for citizens.

They pointed out that the decision to raise fuel prices in Marib would impact other provinces that coalition is controlling in southern and eastern Yemen, and heralds a new wave of successive increases in fuel prices. The price of a gallon of fuel there has reached more than 30,000 Yemeni rials, given the lack of oversight of pricing policies.

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