The Baath regime was in power for 61 years before Assad was ousted this month. Stay updated with the latest news! Subscribe to The Jerusalem Post Newsletter Subscribe Now Kremlin rejects reports about life of Assad and his wife in Moscow The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports whic...
has consistently sought to promote himself as the protector of Syria’s minorities — be they Christian, Alawi, Shi’i or Druze — from Islamist extremists. Many Western audiences have been seduced by his smart casual look and by his increasingly prominent, beautifully turned-out British wife, ...
Before Damascus, Assad was an eye doctor in London and his only official position in his home country was as head of the Syrian Computer Society. In the UK capital, he met his future wife, Asma Akhras, a former investment banker at JPMorgan who grew up in Acton, west London. She ...
The UK-based organization said that among the dead were 125 civilians, with the SNHR alleging government forces committed “widespread field executions” of young men and adult males “without clear distinction between civilians and others.” CNN cannot independently verify SNHR...
Bashar al Assad waves at the ceremony with his wife, Asma al Assad, beside him. Pic: AP 昨天,阿斯玛·阿萨德访问北京外国语大学,受到同学们的热烈欢迎,再次引发热议。 演讲中,她提到:“我从最古老的字母的发源地来到语言、方言数量最多...
Mr Assad left the Syrian capital of Damascus after his government fell following a lightning offensive by anti-regime forces across the country - bringing his 24-year rule to an end. His whereabouts, as well as those of his wife Asma and their two children...
As a young man, Bashar may have hoped to carve out a medical career in the Western world and settle down with his glamorous wife Asma – but it was not to be.On 11 June 2000 Bashar was nominated by the ruling Ba'ath Party as President. In his inaugural speech Bashar promised economic...
The media have hardly been any better. On CNN last week, I heard Assad being described as “attractive”. And in a radio panel discussion on the BBC World Service, all three participants suggested Assad wasn’t that bad. Last month’s Vogue profile about Assad’s wife was titled “Asma ...
•King's College London Parents•Fawaz Akhras •Sahar Otri Children3 First Lady of Syria In office December 13,2000- Present Asma al-Assadis the British wife of thePresident of Syria,Bashar al-Assad, whom she married in December2000.[1] ...
March 23, 2012 -European Union sanctionsare placed onAssad’s wife, Asma, his mother, sister and sister-in-law. Their EU assets are frozen and a travel ban prevents them from traveling to any EU country. London-born Asma cannot be barred entry into Britain despite the EU ban. ...