Deposed Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and his family have arrived in Moscow, where they have reportedly been granted asylum by Russia. The development follows the dramatic fall of Assad’s regime after a large-scale offensive by Syrian rebel forces. Opposition fighters had on Sunday advanced into Damascus, securing the capital and forcing government forces to retreat. […]
Gonzalez Urrutia had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors, saying attending the hearing could have cost his freedom. After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas a few days ago, Gonzalez Urrutia asked the Spanish government for political asylum, Venezuela’s vice president said on social […]