The French company paid $6.5m to jihadist groups to keep its plant running in war-torn Syria, a Paris court heard.
Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syria's president and fled to Russia in December 2024, bringing a sudden end to his 24-year rule.
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Bashar al-Assad

Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads' crushing weight - but now there are new problems ...
In a post on social media, the US president says in Iran “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in ...
"On the first day, I asked 'why are there no more women?'," says Hind Kabawat. She is Syria's minister for social affairs and labour - the only female minister in the transitional government tasked ...
As a veteran Syrian Kurdish fighter, Commander Azad – whose nom-de-guerre means freedom - walks with a limp and wears his battle scars with pride. "My leg was injured when we were bombed by a Turkish ...
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