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.

DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard faced heavy lines of questioning from lawmakers skeptical of her past endorsement of NSA leaker ...

With pills to calm his heart and CCTV monitoring his stairs, one man set out to hold politicians, police and even regime ...

Assad’s father, Hafez Assad ... Several months after taking office, Bashar married Asma al-Akhras, a British-born woman who is known for being attractive and stylish. The two eventually had ...

Who is Bashar Assad's wife, Asma? Asma Asad, 49, was born in London as Asma Fawaz Akhras. Her father was a cardiologist and her mother a diplomat at the Syrian Embassy. She met her future husband ...

The Kremlin has denied reports that claim Asma al-Assad is seeking a return to London following her husband's exile in Moscow. Two African states are frustrating Moscow's efforts to establish a ...

The Kremlin has denied reports that Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, filed for divorce in Russia. The claims, which were reported by Turkish and Arab media, were ...

Most left the country shortly afterwards. In 2011, a now-infamous Vogue profile of Asma al-Assad, Bashar’s wife, quoted her as saying that Jews fit into her vision of religious diversity in Syria.

Assad is married to a dual British-Syrian national, Asma, who was born and raised in west London to Syrian parents. She attended school and university in London before becoming an investment banker.

A Senate committee will consider Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after ...

bringing to an end more than 50 years of Assad family rule. The exact whereabouts of the deposed dictator's wife – London-born Asma al-Assad – is currently unknown, but Bashar al-Assad did confirm ...