Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The exiled uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad has been under investigation in France. French prosecutors have been investigating Rifat Assad on charges of stealing millions of dollars from Syria. The investigation was prompted by an official complaint by two groups on Sept. 13 that questioned Rifat’s assets in France, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — An Alawite militia sponsored by the regime of President Bashar Assad has been given a free hand in efforts to quell the Sunni revolt in Syria. Opposition sources and Western diplomats asserted that the Assad regime has removed all restrictions on the Shabiha militia in central and eastern Syria. The […]
