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Under Asma Al Assad's patronage, EmmaTel Syria's telecoms rising star

The fall of Syrian business magnate Rami Makhlouf has opened up a breach in the Syrian telecoms sector he once dominated. EmmaTel is stepping in, under the watchful gaze of powerful first lady Asma Al Assad. [...]

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