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

THE British-born wife of deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is reportedly suffering from leukaemia with doctors giving ...

Assad, the former first lady of Syria and wife of ousted President Bashar al-Assad is diagnosed with blood cancer, reports ...

Despite her pleasant air and sense of fashion, the now former Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad was bound to be tied to her husband's fate. Born and raised in the UK, she was respected by some for ...

Assad’s power collapsed. This denouement puts an end to half a century of implacable rule by the Assad clan over Syria. In ...

Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled "A Rose in the Desert," and in the words of Joan ...

The former first lady of Syria is now in exile in Russia after Islamic rebels toppled her butcher husband's regime, ousting the dictator and his family. Born in England in 1975, Asma is the ...

After marrying a president and becoming an Assad, the by all accounts dazzling Syrian first lady vowed to use her analytical ...

The wife of deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has filed for divorce in Russia as she prepares to fight bone cancer, ...

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