The recent Syrian government action against Rami Makhlouf points to the under-fire business kingpin’s involvement in the illicit import of petroleum into Syria.
Author: Albin Szakola
Albin Szakola is a freelance journalist and researcher writing on Lebanon's political economy. Albin previously worked as an investigative reporter at L'Orient-Le Jour, where wrote on a number of topics, including transfers of wealth from Lebanon to offshore jursidictions, fuel imports, and Lebanon's judiciary. Before that, Albin worked as a senior editor and analyst at Kharon, a research and data analytics company providing insights on sanctions intelligence. Albin also served as the head of the English news desk at NOW Lebanon until the outlet closed in early 2017.