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| Journalists suspect Assad's wife of having ties to British intelligence |
| 2025-01-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] The wife of the former Syrian president, Asma Assad, is suspected of having ties to British intelligence before her marriage to Bashar al-Assad. This was reported by the Sky News Arabia TV channel, citing documents presented by an opposition Syrian journalist on January 8. According to the TV channel, Asma's mother, Sahar al-Akhras, could have organized secret meetings with representatives of British intelligence and special forces for her future son-in-law, and Asma herself could have cooperated with MI5 and MI6. "Journalist Nizar Nayouf has published documents that he says... contain further details about British intelligence links to Asma al-Assad, as she was hired by the American bank JP Morgan in London with the support of British intelligence officer Eliza Bowler, who secured her the job," the publication notes. In addition, the authors of the article specify that the former president of the country, Hafez al-Assad, could have known about the contacts with foreign intelligence and was against such a marriage. It is also noted that the publication was unable to verify the authenticity of the documents. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 8, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Bashar al-Assad had resigned as president of Syria and left the country, ordering a peaceful transfer of power. He arrived in Russia, where he and his family were granted asylum. Asma al-Assad arrived in Russia before her husband for treatment. On December 25, The Telegraph reported that Asma was experiencing a relapse of acute leukemia. It was specified that the former president's wife was isolated to prevent the infection from being transmitted to her, and is now prohibited from being in the same room with other people. Related: Asma Assad 03/14/2021 Syria's first lady facing prosecution in UK for encouraging terrorist acts Asma Assad 04/17/2017 British MPs call for Assad's wife to lose citizenship Asma Assad 01/30/2012 Assad's family caught trying to escape the country, returned to Damascus |
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