Fri 22 November 2019: A Spanish court has recommended that former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad, the exiled uncle of Bashar al-Assad, and 13 others be put on trial on charges of criminal organisation and money laundering. Judge Jose de la Mata alleges that Rifaat Assad and the others, including eight sons, have laundered money taken … Continue reading SPAIN SET FOR MONEY LAUNDERING TRIAL AGAINST UNCLE OF SYRIA’S ASSAD