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Rising gas prices fuel protests in countries around the world

NPR | By Aya Batrawy,
Michel Martin
Published September 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

Protests over rising fuel protest are happening around the world, a ripple effect as the Us war on Iran is dragging Saudi Arabia in deeper

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Aya Batrawy
Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai.
Michel Martin
Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.
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