Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old ...

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.

The critically ill wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is reportedly unable to enter Britain for cancer treatment ...

The wife of the fallen Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad will not be able to return to Britain, where she was born and raised, ...

‘The first impression of Asma Al-Assad is movement ... By then, Bashar’s prospects had significantly changed, thanks to the death in a car crash of his brother Bassel, who had been the ...

Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown after 13 years ... appointed president in a sham election in 2000 following Hafez's death, Asma disappeared for three weeks without notice.

British-born Asma, who gave up a successful career ... al‐Assad was elected president in 2000, after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, with a 'startling' 97 per cent of the vote ...

Asma and Bashar al-Assad met during her childhood holidays ... shortly after Bashar assumed the presidency following his father's death. They have three children together: Hafez, Zein, and Karim.

Asma's husband, Bashar al-Assad, was elected president in 2000, after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, with a startling 97 percent of the vote. In Syria, power is hereditary. The country's ...

Bashar al-Assad has been overthrown after 13 years of brutal civil ... Shortly after Bashar was appointed president in a sham election in 2000 following Hafez's death, Asma disappeared for three weeks ...