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Asma's Syria | We call her Emma Ep6

Asma's Syria | We call her Emma Ep6

Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
Aug 10, 2026 59 min
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<p>Eighteen months ago the Assad regime suddenly collapsed, and the first lady and her family fled to Moscow. A regime insider tells Chloe just how powerful Asma had become in the final years and what was happening inside the palace. Could Asma really have had aspirations to take over from her husband?</p><br><p>We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.</p><br><p>Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou</p><p>Producer - Gary Marshall</p><p>Field producer - Sarah Dadouch </p><p>Sound design - Karla Patella &amp; Hannah Varrall</p><p>Podcast artwork - Lola Williams &amp; Eliza Bourner</p><p>Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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