Pages and accounts on social media circulated a video featuring Rami Abdulrahman, in which he claimed that gasoline prices in Syria had become higher than prices in Britain, and that the crowding crisis at fuel stations was due to a corrupt official and a flaw in the fuel distribution system.
Following up on the claim, the fact-checking team searched by keywords and referred to the official data and accounts of the Ministry of Energy. It found that the ministry issued a new price list for petroleum products on June 25, 2026, lowering fuel prices and setting the price of a liter of 90 octane gasoline at 125 new Syrian pounds, equivalent to about 1.10 US dollars.
A comparison with average gasoline prices in the United Kingdom over the same period showed that the price per liter there is about 2.0 US dollars, meaning that the price of gasoline in Syria is lower than in Britain, contrary to the claim. Returning to official statements, Minister of Energy Mohammed al-Bashir explained that the crowding seen at some fuel stations was due to operational conditions linked to distribution and supply mechanisms, and confirmed that measures were being taken to address the problem and ensure stable fuel availability, without referring to a corrupt official or a systematic flaw in the distribution system as alleged.
Why is this claim misleading?
An inaccurate interpretation: The claim rested on a price comparison that contradicts official data and ignored the price list issued by the Ministry of Energy. It also presented an operational problem in distribution and supply mechanisms as the result of individual corruption and a systematic flaw, in order to mislead public opinion about the reality of fuel prices in Syria.
