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Syria court sentences Assad-era security official Atif Najib to death

DAMASCUS: A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced Assad-era official Atif Najib to death for “crimes against humanity” committed when he was head of political security in Daraa province, the cradle of the country’s 2011 uprising. The court convicted Najib, a cousin of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and arrested in January last year, of crimes including murder, “the intentional killing of children under…

Syria court sentences Assad-era security official Atif Najib to death

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Europe scraps 2026 ETIAS launch timeline, travellers won’t need permit yet

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