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Assad got $250 million cash airlifted to Moscow during Syrian Civil War: Details revealed

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Assad got 0 million cash airlifted to Moscow during Syrian Civil War: Details revealed

Syria’s Assad regime transferred approximately $250 million in cash to Russia between March 2018 and September 2019, according to records cited by the Financial Times. The transfers, consisting of nearly two tons of $100 bills and €500 notes, were flown from the Syrian central bank to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport and deposited in Russian banks under … Read more

Analysis | Syria’s hopes of rebuilding after quake grow dim as civil war enters 13th year

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Analysis | Syria’s hopes of rebuilding after quake grow dim as civil war enters 13th year

The recent deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria which caused billions of dollars in damage has boosted the prospects of Syria’s once widely shunned president’s return to the Arab fold, but appears unlikely to jump-start large-scale reconstruction in the war-ravaged country. As Syria’s conflict enters its 13th year on March 13, President Bashar Assad’s government … Read more