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- A Syrian court in Damascus sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad to death.
- Assad lives in the exclusive Rublyovka district of Moscow, where the Kremlin bans his political activity.
- His Moscow property portfolio is valued at $40 million (£29.6 million).
- Russia’s ambassador to Iraq, Elbrus Kutrashev, said Assad may reside in Russia but cannot engage in media or politics.
