Occupied Aden is witnessing a general strike and civil disobedience by merchants against the background of unfair decisions against them, which negatively affected the lives and livelihood of citizens.
The merchants announced the suspension of their business activity and the suspension of work on exporting and importing to and from Aden, for various commodities, including consumer and food.
This comes against the background of the decision of the so-called Economic Council to raise the customs exchange rate for imported goods from 500 to 750 per dollar.
The decision sparked widespread controversy and societal indignation on social media.
