Syria's Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Bashir said the government would cut subsidized fuel prices following protests over Damascus' Sept. 12 decision to raise prices by 25%-40%, The National reported on Sept. 18. Meanwhile, Turkish and Syrian sources said the Syrian government had dismissed the possibility of deploying fighters to Yemen , though it would tolerate individual fighters joining Saudi Arabia's coalition fighting the Houthis, TurkiyeToday reported on Sept. 18.