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Chances are Rami #Makhlouf's life isn't in danger whatever may happen next . He's blood, after all.
The fall of the #Jaber Brothers, whom #Damascus perceived their actions as 'treason' (punishable by death), may be the most recent example.
The fall of the #Jaber Brothers, whom #Damascus perceived their actions as 'treason' (punishable by death), may be the most recent example.
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#Damascus source view on the #Makhlouf saga:
“Rami's issues are with Maher Al-Assad and his frontmen, not with the first lady”
Source speculated that the much-publicised spat may be resolved in coming days, though he clarified that this isn't based on any concrete info
#Damascus source view on the #Makhlouf saga:
“Rami's issues are with Maher Al-Assad and his frontmen, not with the first lady”
Source speculated that the much-publicised spat may be resolved in coming days, though he clarified that this isn't based on any concrete info
Going back to Aug 2019, he explained that in order for Maher to rid of #Makhlouf and replace him in the shadows without much popular backlash, he had to first isolate him from his support base. Therefore, his charities and the Boustan paramilitary forces had to be neutralised.
However, completely shutting down an organisation distributing aid, helping and hospitalising citizens would have incurred the wrath of the people against authorities and those perceived behind the clampdown. Therefore, the charity should still operate but under “new management”.
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A trusted source confirmed that Rami #Makhlouf’s business empire is facing a serious threat. Long-considered #Syria's largest tycoon, Makhlouf now has a dangerous nemesis: A 'high, unquestioned authority' operating behind 'several frontmen', mainly a certain Abu Ali Khodr
A trusted source confirmed that Rami #Makhlouf’s business empire is facing a serious threat. Long-considered #Syria's largest tycoon, Makhlouf now has a dangerous nemesis: A 'high, unquestioned authority' operating behind 'several frontmen', mainly a certain Abu Ali Khodr
The source confirmed that the accounts of Makhlouf's Al-Boustan Charity had been 'taken over' even though it's still operating as normal. However, he denied he was under 'house arrest' and said that both his MTN and shares in SyriaTel were "safe... so far"
Months ago, the source had told me about the 'unquestioned authority's' plan to become Syria's 'New Makhlouf'. To that end, a 'Syrian Ritz Carlton' needed to be carried out, he told me, in reference to MBS lockup of Saudi’s wealthy princes and stripping their fortunes away.
