Four months into their life in exile, the Assad family is — mostly — lying low in luxury. Mr. Assad’s wife, Asma, and the two youngest of their adult children — daughter Zein, 22, and son Karim, 21 — ...

Asma Assad, the former Syrian first lady and wife of deposed President Bashar al-Assad is reportedly under medical observation after being diagnosed with leukemia. According to several media ...

Asma al-Assad’s background in the UK Asma was born to Fawaz and Sahar Akhras in 1975. Fawaz is a London-based cardiologist, and Asma’s two brothers Feras and Eyad followed him into medical ...

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 ...

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce after she was not satisfied with her life in Moscow, where her family is staying under asylum ...

When Bashar al-Assad assumed the presidency of Syria in 2000, his authority was unquestioned. He succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had ruled since 1970. Hafez had consolidated the Baath ...

Assad's extended family—particularly First Lady Asma al-Assad, a former JP Morgan banker—was deeply involved in controlling key parts of the country’s economy, including international drug ...

As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the ...

They called the move "vile" and "inhumane." On the contrary, several others commended the unknown individuals because Hafez Assad had a hand in the 1982 Hama massacre. Hama witnessed a clash ...

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Assad has been shut down after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports. Assad re-injured his oblique ...

The Cubs transferred Assad (oblique) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Flexen, whose ...