Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has detained his wealthy cousin to pay the war debts to President Putin, The Times reported.
The newspaper pointed to a crack in the Syrian ruling family because of a dispute between President Bashar al-Assad and his cousin billionaire Rami Makhlouf.
The newspaper pointed out that the reason for the dispute between Assad and his cousin, who is considered the richest man in Syria, is his refusal to pay the debts of the war in the country, which includes both Russia and Iran.
The dispute began, according to the newspaper, with a social media post written by 22-year-old Mohammed Makhlouf, the son of Rami Makhlouf, who owns several large Syrian companies, and reportedly controlled 60% of the Syrian economy before the 2011 uprising.
This publication has been circulated by several news sites as well as by pro and anti-Syrian figures.
Mohamed Makhlouf is best known for his posts on the social networking site "Instagram", often posting his pictures standing in front of his luxury sports cars and luxury villa where he lives in Dubai. He claimed in a recent publication that he was about to invest $ 300 million of his business profits in real estate in Syria
The newspaper said that Mohammed Makhlouf's publications caused an international dispute. President Assad was reportedly forced to take action after Russian President Vladimir Putin asked him to pay his country's $ 3 billion war bill. Makhlouf's family certainly owns it.