叙利亚总统与女助手800多封邮件曝光
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A key aide of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is to be awarded a prestigious1 degree by one of Britain's top universities. Lamis Omar has been studying for a doctorate2 at Durham, and is likely to receive her PhD in September.

叙利亚总统巴沙尔•阿萨德的一位重要的女助手拉米斯•奥马尔将获得英国一所顶尖大学颁发的声望很高的博士学位。拉米斯•奥马尔正在杜伦大学攻读博士,可能于今年9月份获得学位。

Something to hide? Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's close friendship with an aide has been revealed by Wikileaks.
Something to hide? Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's close friendship with an aide has been revealed by Wikileaks.
Emails obtained by the Wikileaks website suggest that Ms Omar enjoys a close friendship with Assad. Fellow students say she had a large picture of the dictator on the wall of her home in the university grounds.

Officials at Durham University refused to say whether the institution has accepted money from the Assad regime in tuition fees.

The emails appear to show that for the past four years, Ms Omar, who is believed to be in her mid-30s, has been working in Assad's own department, known as the Ministry3 of Presidential Affairs.

In more than 800 email exchanges between the pair, a picture emerges of a world of poetry and jokes.

They appear to have a close friendship, in which he buys her gifts and she repeatedly says that she 'loves' him. In the emails she refers to Assad, who has been married to British-born Asma, 37, for 12 years, as the 'sponsor' of her course.

Tory MP Robert Halfon said: 'Ethical4 questions need to be asked as to why Durham University is providing an education to a member of the Assad regime. Given the murder of thousands of Syrians by the Assad regime, Durham should reconsider whether it awards this PhD.'

At Durham, her PhD thesis was on Shakespeare. Last night Durham University said: 'We do not comment on the financial circumstances of individual students. Durham University does not have any formal or active links with the Syrian Government.'

A member of the House of Lords charged thousands of pounds to redesign the summer palace of Bashar al-Assad, emails obtained by Wikileaks reveal.

Lord Kenilworth was hired to create a luxuriant new garden, including a spectacular water feature, at the Syrian dictator's country residence near the coastal5 city of Latakia, the site of fierce fighting between government forces and rebels.

The firm was commissioned by Assad in 2010. Initial stages of the work were priced at £176,500, with more bills to follow. Last night Lord Kenilworth said only: 'We stopped working there 18 months ago. I can't comment any further.'A key aide of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is to be awarded a prestigious degree by one of Britain's top universities. Lamis Omar has been studying for a doctorate at Durham, and is likely to receive her PhD in September.



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1 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的,有声望的,受尊敬的
参考例句:
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
2 doctorate fkEzt     
n.(大学授予的)博士学位
参考例句:
  • He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
  • Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士?
3 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
4 ethical diIz4     
adj.伦理的,道德的,合乎道德的
参考例句:
  • It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
  • It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
5 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
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