Nabil al-Remhein

“We've cut back on lighting up the house and we [also] turn off the fridge for about five hours a day”

Nabil al-Remhein · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nabil described cutting back on electricity use, including turning off the fridge for hours each day.

“We're now having only one meal a day. It's tragic,”

Nabil al-Remhein · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nabil al-Remhein, a 63-year-old pensioner whose four adult children cannot find work, described his family's reduced meals.

“I'm afraid of the electricity bill,”

Nabil al-Remhein · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nabil expressed fear of the electricity bill at his home in a poor area of Damascus.

“It isn't only me. It's the entire population. We're all hungry... We're suffocating under rising costs.”

Nabil al-Remhein · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30

Nabil described the widespread hunger and rising costs affecting the entire Syrian population.