Syria's judiciary has charged Atef Najib with acts "amounting to war crimes" as Bashar Assad's cousin is accused of orchestrating a crackdown on 2011 protests that subsequently degenerated into a decade of civil war.
Nevada Gaming Control Board member George Assad applauded efforts to update money-laundering regulations, but suggests a whistle-blower program could be even more beneficial.
Interior Ministry says it detained Adnan Abboud Hilweh, who it says was responsible for sarin nerve gas 'massacre' on Damascus-area suburb Ghouta, which killed over 1,000
Bereaved families demand death penalty, starting with Atef Najib, a former general and cousin of the ousted dictator, who was allegedly behind the torture of children in 2011
A court in Damascus is trying one official in former President Bashar Assad's government in person, and several more in absentia. Assad and his brother are among the defendants. Both are thought to have fled to Russia.