Properties Controlled by Assad’s Uncle Seized in European Laundering Inquiry The holdings in Spain associated with Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, and his family, are worth about $736 million. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, Trump: Your Tuesday Evening BriefingFor These Australian Prisoners, a 14-Month Wait Without Being SentencedAfter Italy Collapse, Europe Asks: How Safe Are Our Bridges?Asia Argento Scandal Makes for Open Season on #MeToo in ItalyIn Kerala Floods, Rescuers Use Helicopters and Even Their Own BacksU.S. Man Gets 17 Years in Prison for Traveling to Dominican Republic to Prey on Girls