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Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reportedly battling leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and has a 50-50 chance of survival. The British-born former first lady has been isolated to minimize the risk of infection and is undergoing treatment, reported The Telegraph. According to the report, Asma…
Damascus: Syria’s new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by “remnants” of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in the region. Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman said in a statement that “14 interior ministry personnel were killed and 10 others wounded after… a…
Media reported on Sunday said that Asma al-Assad had filed for divorce. Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad…
New Delhi: In December 2010 and the following months, demonstrations against corruption, poverty and political repression took Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria by storm. Around the same time in 2011, Vogue magazine published a profile on Asma al-Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled “A Rose in the Desert,” and in…
Moscow35 minutes ago copy link Asma al-Assad, wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce from him. According to Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post, the wife of Assad, who has been ousted from power in Syria, is not happy living in Russia. She is planning to go to Britain. Asma has also applied…
Washington: American forces killed an Islamic State (IS) group leader and another of the group’s members in a strike in Syria, the US military said on Friday. Washington has stepped up military action against the jihadist group since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government earlier this month, hitting areas that were shielded by Syrian and…
New Delhi: Bashar al-Assad, in his first statement since his regime fell in Syria last week, has denied a “planned” departure from his country. The 59-year-old described his evacuation from Syria as a necessary measure prompted by an onslaught of opposition fighters and drone strikes. In a statement from Russia, where he was relocated by Moscow’s…
The regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad airlifted around $250 million (Rs 2,082 crore) in cash to Moscow, according to a stunning revelation made in a Financial Times report. The transactions were carried out in a two-year period – 2018 and 2019 – and included nearly two tonnes of $100 bills and currency notes…
Syria Civil War: The outcome of the years-long Syrian Civil War has further increased the growing conflict in the Middle East. Amidst the ever-changing developments in West Asia, the world has witnessed the fall of the 50-year-long al-Assad regime. Meanwhile, Israel, which is still struggling to free its hostages, is monitoring political developments in Syria….
Damascus: Syria’s Islamist-led rebel alliance had been planning the surprise ouster of President Basher al-Assad for a year, an opposition military leader told the Guardian in an interview published Friday. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist group, which says it has moved away from its roots in Al-Qaeda, has long-controlled a part of northwest Syria….