Rifaat al-Assad Flies Out of Beirut, Lebanese Security Source Confirms

This is Beirut, 28/12 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Lebanese security source confirmed on Saturday that Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left Lebanon via Beirut airport about a week ago, following the ousting of his nephew. Rifaat al-Assad, 87, is facing charges by Swiss prosecutors for a series of crimes, including ordering "murders, acts of torture, inhumane ...