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France sentences Syrian leader's uncle for money laundering

An uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad was sentenced to four years in prison in France on Wednesday for illegally using Syrian state funds to build a French real estate empire. The anti-corruption groups that launched the legal proceedings against Rifaat Assad announced the decision...

Assad militants in Germany: Tarek Alour's Criminal Record

Zaman Al-Wasl has obtained documents revealing a new identity of pro-Bashar al-Assad militant and security agent who applied for asylum in Germany after participating in cracking down the Syrian activists and leading most of them behind bars. Tariq Hassan Alour, originally from...

Verdict in French graft trial of Bashar al-Assad's uncle

A Paris court will give its verdict Wednesday in a trial on money laundering charges for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's uncle, who amassed a fortune in France over several decades. Rifaat al-Assad, 82, may not be in the dock for judgement, having been hospitalised last December during...

New US sanctions aim to 'starve' Syria, Lebanon: Hezbollah

New US sanctions against the Syrian government aim to "starve" the country and its neighbour Lebanon, the head of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah said Tuesday. "The Caesar Act aims to starve Lebanon just as it aims to starve Syria," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech. "Syria...