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Spanish police vehicles outside one of the properties seized from the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

April 5th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Spanish police seize nearly $500m of property from Assad’s uncle

Spain's top court ordered the seizure of 503 properties on suspicion of money laundering.

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has lived in exile since 1984. (File photo)

June 29th, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

Bashar al-Assad’s uncle under investigation for fraud, money laundering in France

Al Bawaba

May 13th, 2015 - 07:29 GMT

Who really killed Hariri?

Rifaat al-Assad (left) and Hafez al-Assad (right) (Source: Wikimedia, public commons)

June 27th, 2013 - 08:55 GMT

Assad's uncle washes his hands of some prime Parisian real estate

Syria

April 3rd, 2012 - 03:37 GMT

Moscow: Syria starts to implement Annan plan

Golan Heights

November 10th, 2011 - 08:13 GMT

Israel paid for Golan Heights?

Assad

August 15th, 2011 - 06:28 GMT

Report: Spain ready to offer Assad asylum