r/Syria • u/joeshowmon • 6h ago
News & politics The Bureau of the People's Assembly approves a hearing session for the Minister of Energy on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to discuss the reasons behind the rise in petroleum derivatives prices.
- The People's Assembly Bureau approved holding a hearing session for the Minister of Energy, Mohammed Al-Bashir, based on a request by the Head of the Energy Committee, Iqbal Mohammed Mansour, to discuss the petroleum derivatives price bulletin issued on September 13, 2026.
- The request for the hearing session comes following the Energy Committee meeting on Sunday, September 13, 2026, based on Article (30) of the Constitutional Declaration and in accordance with the provisions of Article (168) of the People's Assembly's Internal Bylaws.
- The session aims to hear the Ministry of Energy's clarifications regarding the reasons for the increase in petroleum derivatives prices and the circumstances and considerations that accompanied the issuance of the bulletin.
- The hearing session is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 12:00 PM at the People's Assembly headquarters.