Damascus Bids Farewell to Quwatli's 'Secret- Keeper', Witness to All of Syria's Revolts
Thursday, 10 December, 2020 - 08:00 Abdullah al-Khani witnesses the transition of power from President Hashem al-Atassi (R) and Shukri al-Quwatli in 1955. (Khani archive) London - Ibrahim Hamidi Abdullah al-Khani, one of Syria’s top diplomats and witness to decades of revolts in the country, was laid to rest in a quiet ceremony in Damascus’ Bab el Saghir Cemetery. Khani lived through various upheaval at the presidential palace, from the time of Shukri al-Quwatli to Hafez al-Assad to his son, Bashar. Khani passed away at 98 a...
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