The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one ...

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 ex-Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is battling aggressive leukaemia and has a 50/50 chance of survival. She is reportedly seeking to return to the UK despite political and ...

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.

Assad was not alone. His wife, the disgraced First Lady, Asma al-Assad was also seen indulging in decadence and opulence as more than 300,000 Syrian civilians died with another 6.7 million displaced.

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 ...