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Like dictator, like son: how the Assads maintain a tight grip on power
Hafez al-Assad was careful not to let anyone become powerful enough to challenge him, and his son uses the same tacticFor the 30 years that Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez, ruled Syria, he kept...
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How the Assad emails came to light
Syrian activists say a scrap of paper from a government worker gave them a window into the ruling couple's livesIn late March last year, Syrian opposition activists say, a young government worker in...
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Assad 'shared video mocking Arab League's inability to spot tanks'
YouTube video apparently produced by regime sympathiser uses toy car and biscuits to represent hidden tanks in HomsOn 29 December, in the week Arab League monitors arrived in the country and shortly...
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Asma al-Assad's aide persuaded Twitter to remove fake accounts, emails reveal
Twitter removed all but one account using Syrian president's name and half of those using first lady's after complaintTwitter closed down a string of accounts purporting to be authored by the Syrian...
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How do we know the Assad emails are genuine?
It is impossible to rule out the possibility of fakes in the email cache, but several pieces of evidence suggest they are authenticWhy does the Guardian believe the emails are genuine?The cache of...
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Assad emails: 'I'm sure you have many places to turn to, including Doha'
From: Al Mayassa Al Thani Subject: hey!Date: 30 January 2012 18:43:39 GMTTo: ak@alshahba.comhow are you? its been some time. just been following the latest developments in syria -- i think its great...
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Cambridge student gets seven-term ban for poetic protest at Willetts speech
Sentence against Phd student imposed by the university's court of discipline condemned as 'the height of hypocrisy'A PhD student at Cambridge University has been suspended until the end of 2014 for his...
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Assad emails: 'We should be in control of all public spaces' - translation
From: Hadeel Subject: هامFW: Date: 26 December 2011 13:19:10 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comFROM Hosein MortadaIn my opinion, we should be in control of all public spaces every evening including nights from...
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Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge – review
Jermyn Street, LondonWhen Rainer Hersch started performing his mix of comedy and classical music, he found himself repeatedly compared to Victor Borge. He didn't know who Borge was – few now do – so he...
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Assad emails: 'We should be in control of the public spaces'
From: Hadeel Al Ali [XXXXXXXXXXXX]Subject: هامFW: Date: 26 December 2011 13:19:10 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comRead an English translationFROM Hosein Mortadaبرأيان نستلم الساحات العامة هذه الفترة في كل مساء...
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Assad emails: 'Blaming Al-Qaida is not in our interest'
From: Hadeel [XXXXXXXXXXXX]Subject: Fwd: من يقف وراء التفجير- ليسو القاعدة كما تقول سوريةDate: 24 December 2011 08:26:42 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comRead an English translationPLease read the email that...
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Assad emails: 'Blaming Al-Qaida is not in our interest' - translation
From: Hadeel [XXXXXXXXXXXX]Subject: Fwd: Who is behind the explosion - it is not Al-Qaida as the Syrians claimDate: 24 December 2011 08:26:42 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comSee the original Arabic...
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Assad emails: Arabic original - 'Restore state power in Hama'
From: XXXXXXXXXXXX Khaled Al Ahmad Subject: latest updatesDate: 13 November 2011 03:47:00 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comRead an English translationرأيي و بكل تواضع أنه يجب أن نشدد القبضة الأمنية و أن نباشر...
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Assad emails: 'Restore state power in Hama' - translation
From: XXXXXXXXXXXX Khaled Al Ahmad Subject: latest updatesDate: 13 November 2011 03:47:00 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comSee the original Arabic versionTranslation:My opinion with all modesty is that we should...
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Assad emails: The 'Ming' vase
From: Soulieman Marouf [XXXXXXXXXXXX]Subject: Re: abdDate: 17 June 2011 22:45:00 BSTTo: ak@alshahba.comHe bought it. Got 15% discount. Delivery 10 weeks.Today you should be receiving an Armani light....
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Assad emails: 'Suggestions for the president's speech' - translation
From: Hadeel Subject: this is from hussam Date: 31 December 2011 14:55:14 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comSee the original Arabic versionAttachment:Suggestions for the president's speechAfter consultations with...
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Assad emails: 'Suggestions for the president's speech' -Arabic original
From: Hadeel Subject: this is from hussam Date: 31 December 2011 14:55:14 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comRead an English translation مقترحات لخطاب الرئيسبعد التشاور مع عدد لا بأس به من الناس بالإضافة للمستشار...
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Benjamín Escoriza obituary
Lead singer with the Spanish band Radio TarifaBenjamín Escoriza, who has died aged 58 after a lengthy illness, was the lead singer of Radio Tarifa. The group gained international success in the 1990s...
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Birmingham Royal Ballet – review
Coliseum, LondonIt's hard to believe that Robert Parker is due to retire at the end of this season. The crinkled grin that has so effortlessly disarmed audiences through a career of romantic roles...
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Assad emails: 'Fares closed all your Twitter accounts'
From: ak@alshahba.comSubject: Fwd: #4337251 Twitter Support: update on "Impersonation (reported by representative) Date: 8 January 2012 10:22:17 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.comFares closed all your twitter...
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