Asma al-Assad given 50/50 chance of survival
Asma al-Assad given 50/50 chance of survival

Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assads wife Asma al-Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been isolated by doctors who have given her a 50/50 chance of survival. The British wife of Bashar al-Assad is being kept away from others to prevent infection and cannot be in the same room as...

Russia denies reports Assad's wife has filed for divorce
Russia denies reports Assad's wife has filed for divorce

Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not seeking a divorce, a Kremlin spokesman has said. Reports in Turkish media had suggested Asma al-Assad wanted to end her marriage and leave Russia, where she and her husband were granted asylum after a rebel coalition...