DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president’s ouster. Bashar Assad fled to Russia in December with only a handful of confidants, abandoning senior officials and security officers, some of whom have reportedly fled to neighboring countries or taken refuge in the coastal heartland of Assad’s Alawite minority.

Syria’s security forces have detained Wassim Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Wassim Assad was sanctioned by the United…

Le cousin de Bachar Al-Assad a été capturé dans le cadre d’« une embuscade soigneusement préparée », selon le ministère de l’intérieur syrien. Il est « considéré comme l’un des…