'Butcher of Hama': Assad's uncle Rifaat fled to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
[France24 Middle-East] - 12/27/2024
An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled, via Lebanon, to the United Arab Emirates, according to Lebanese officials. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of Hama” for overseeing the violent suppression of a rebellion in the 1980s, has been accused of war crimes (…)
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[France24 Middle-East] - 21/02/2025
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A Letter to Myself Podcast: In cleaning their homes for 40 years, volunteer Fion Phua says the underprivileged help her
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