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Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
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 source recently in direct contact with a family representative told the Telegraph of 49-year-old Asma al-Assad.
Syria dictator Bashar al-Assad's wife 'has leukemia and 50/50 chance of survival'
Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old and her husband are currently in Moscow after being forced into exile when Islamist rebels overthrew Assad's brutal regime.
War in Syria: How Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle fled after his fall
A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries.
Why is Israel attacking Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad?
Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.
The Rise and Fall of Asma al-Assad, Syrian Dictator’s Wife Fighting to Live
Once a London schoolgirl, Asma al-Assad went from being Syria’s “desert rose” to a reviled figure.
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Syrian authorities crack down on ‘remnants’ of Bashar al-Assad’s rule
Syria’s new administration is carrying out a security crackdown against what it has described as “remnants” of former ...
Syria’s New Government Steps Up Pursuit of Assad Loyalists
Finding the remnants of the old dictatorship and bringing them to justice has emerged as a top priority for the new ...
Relatives of Bashar Assad arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say
Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at ...
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Graphics track changes, uncertainty in Syria after rebels banish Bashar al-Assad
The Syrian rebels who forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee the country for asylum in Russia ... The U.S. has ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland
Originally an eye doctor studying in London, al-Assad was never meant to become president. He was called back to Syria after the death of his older brother, Basil. In order for Bashar to assume ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports
offers support for Syrian people as US hits ISIS strongholds in moment of ‘risk and uncertainty’ Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports Gunmen ...
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
Assad, our nation’s “father,” wasn’t born of loyalty; it was a survival tactic, rooted in generational terror that he was ...
Lebanon returns 70 officers and soldiers to Syria, security official says
Many senior Syrian officials and people close to the former ruling family fled the country to neighbouring Lebanon after Assad's regime was toppled.
Syria’s Alawite Minority, Favored by the Assads, Looks Nervously to the Future
Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ...