(CN) - The European Court of Justice on Thursday upheld an asset freeze that has been imposed for seven years against a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The European Council, a body ...

In May, Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin and long-time ally of President Bashar al-Assad, took a once unimaginable step. In a video he published on social media, he lashed out against Assad’s ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s telecommunications authority on Sunday said a deadline for a cellular company owned by the cousin of President Bashar Assad to pay back its debts to the state has ended, adding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian court has placed a temporary travel ban on prominent businessman Rami Makhlouf, a copy of the court ...

AMMAN, May 3 (Reuters) - Sanctions-hit Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf on Sunday said that security forces are arresting employees at his diversified companies in what he said were "mounting pressures" on ...

On Monday, Rami Makhlouf, Syria's most powerful businessman, spent over three hours chatting with Anthony Shadid of The New York Times about the Syrian uprising at the luxurious Damascus headquarters ...

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As a young man, Rami Makhlouf "used to go to Assad's residence and open the fridge like any family member," said a former business associate of Makhlouf. Ayman Abdel Nour met both men at Damascus ...