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 ...

Asma al-Assad was always the friendly face of a brutal regime. The UK-born ophthalmologist married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000 just after he'd taken over power in Syria from his late father.

Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been forced to temporarily withdraw from public life for the time being due to the disease.

Asma al-Assad harvests Damascena roses in the village of al-Marah, in the Damascus countryside, on May 25, 2023. / LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images. A Girl Called Emma.

Asma al-Assad, who had a career in banking before marrying Bashar al-Assad in 2000, was once portrayed as a modern, progressive figure. Early in her husband's presidency, she was involved in ...

Asma al-Assad was born in London in 1975 and has spent half her life in the UK, with her parents still living in the west of the capital city. She retains British citizenship, ...

Vogue’s spring 2011 profile of Asma al-Assad was highly controversial. The piece called her a “rose in the desert” but didn’t mention Syria’s abysmal human rights record.

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 ...

The Instagram account of Bashar Assad’s wife is adorned with tender snapshots: Asma Assad reading to Syrian children; holding an infant inside a maternity hospital in Damascus; embracing the ...

The 55-year old dictator and his wide are both "in good health and in stable condition," according to the president's office.

Asma al-Assad’s family lives in the UK, Rayburn said. Secondary sanctions will be applied to anyone who does business with the individuals and entities designated Tuesday.

Asma Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, meets with humanitarian and business groups in Damascus, Syria April 7, 2021. (Reuters) ...