Asma al-Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia - She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to ...

What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England, with friends, family and a fine career, had she not sold her ...

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.

They sought to project an image of benevolent leadership and modernity: the “ordinary” family that, under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, would reform Syria. They were polished; relatable ...

Sharaa's hopes of stitching Syria back together under the rule of his Islamist-led government are complicated by the ...

Once celebrated as an advocate of women's rights in the Middle East, Syria's British-born former first lady Asma al-Assad has fled into exile with her husband, with UK officials saying she is not ...

Assad’s wife, Asma al-Assad, whom he married in 2000, a former investment banker of Syrian descent who grew up in London, helped burnish that view.

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators. Syria’s fallen tyrant, Bashar al-Assad, fled to friendly Moscow after his ...

Meanwhile, Asma al-Assad, the Syrian president's wife, fled with their three children to Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed Syrian security officials and Arab officials.

Media reports have stated that the wife of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been diagnosed with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of surviving, as she attempts to return to the UK.

Asma met Bashar al-Assad through family friends as a child, and the pair became reacquainted when Assad moved to London in 1992 to train as an ophthalmologist Western Eye Hospital.