Chloe Hadjimatheou
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3,299 appearances
16 recordings
2 series
first heard Feb 2025
last heard 27 Aug
Chloe Hadjimatheou’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So he was taken down.
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It made news around the world, and several regime insiders I've spoken to say they believe that asthma was behind Rami's demise.
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People connected to Asma's NGO network took over.
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His power transferred to her.
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It seemed to happen overnight.
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And for Syrians who'd seen Rami as one of the most powerful untouchables of the regime, someone who'd really benefited from the war, his takedown was stunning.
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Rami may have been Asma's biggest victory to date, but it soon became clear there were plenty of others in her sights.
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Jihad started meeting businessmen who'd crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon, who told him there was a new top dog in the corporate sector.
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And stories began emerging that for businessmen who didn't comply with Asma's wishes, there were consequences.
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The lady being the first lady.
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I've spoken to people who were inside the regime at this point, and they told me that Asma was power-hungry, that she promoted corrupt men who were loyal to her, and they told me she did what she did for personal gain.
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Her directly?
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So she would have been aware that was happening?
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How do you know that she was the one giving those orders?
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What happened between the end of 2019... By this point, the country's economy and infrastructure lay in ruins.
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More than half the population was struggling just to put food on the table each day.
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But one significant source of money coming into the country was international aid and development money from charities and United Nations agencies.
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And if you wanted to get aid into Syria, chances are you had to go through ASMA's organisation, the Syria Trust for Development.
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I spoke to somebody who worked in that sector.
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It was an off-the-record chat.
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