UK-born wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad applies for divorce: Reports
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UK-born wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad applies for divorce: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Asma al-Assad, the London-born wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly sought divorce, reportedly expressing “dissatisfaction” with the couple's life in Moscow. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma arrive for a dinner at the Petit Palais, after attending Paris' Union for the Mediterranean founding summit on July 13, 2008 in Paris. Russia granted political asylum to Bashar al-Assad after the Syrian leader, who ruled his country for over two decades, was ousted by fighters of a rebel coalition earlier this month. Asma, who was raised by her Syrian parents in the British capital, moved to Syria in 2000 at the age of 25 and married Bashar al-Assad the same year.

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Exiled Syrian ex-First Lady Asma al-Assad files for divorce from Bashar al-Assad, seeks escape from asylum in Moscow
22 hours, 52 minutes ago

Exiled Syrian ex-First Lady Asma al-Assad files for divorce from Bashar al-Assad, seeks escape from asylum in Moscow

Live Mint  

Asma al-Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce in a Russian court and is seeking special permission to leave Moscow. Following the collapse of her husband Bashar al-Assad's regime amid escalating conflict in Syria, the al-Assad family sought refuge in Russia, where they face significant restrictions. Al-Assad Family in Exile Bashar al-Assad, the ousted …

Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report
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1 day, 4 hours ago

Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

India Today  

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, according to Turkish and Arab media reports. Earlier this month, Bashar al-Assad and his family, including Asma, were granted asylum in Moscow after the authoritarian leader was dramatically overthrown …

The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins
1 week, 1 day ago

The hunt for the Assad dynasty’s missing billions begins

Live Mint  

With the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, a global hunt is now beginning for the billions of dollars in cash and assets the family stashed away over half a century of despotic rule. “There will be a hunt for the regime’s assets internationally," said Andrew Tabler, a former White House official who identified assets of Assad family members …

This Week in Explainers: Bashar al-Assad is gone but Syria crisis is far from over. Here’s why
1 week, 2 days ago

This Week in Explainers: Bashar al-Assad is gone but Syria crisis is far from over. Here’s why

Firstpost  

Over the past week, two world leaders have seen their downfall. We look at the crises in both nations and more in our weekly roundup from around the world A man carrying a child reacts, as people attend the first Friday prayers inside the Umayyad Mosque, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old …

The Assads’ next chapter: A ‘desert rose’ wife, three preppy children and a life of luxury
1 week, 6 days ago

The Assads’ next chapter: A ‘desert rose’ wife, three preppy children and a life of luxury

The Independent  

They sought to project an image of benevolent leadership and modernity: the “ordinary” family that, under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, would reform Syria. open image in gallery The couple visit a Paris exhibition dedicated to French painter Claude Monet in 2010 “Decisions are made collectively in the family’s inner circle, but Anisa has the last say,” said Wael al-Hafez, …

From desert rose to Syria's Lady Macbeth: Who really is Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad's wife?
1 week, 6 days ago

From desert rose to Syria's Lady Macbeth: Who really is Asma al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad's wife?

Firstpost  

Asma al-Assad, once hailed as a ‘rose in the desert’, had a privileged British upbringing. Her role in the regime’s brutality and her lavish lifestyle amid Syria’s devastation have made her a polarising figure A view of a picture of Asma, wife of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at one of the rooms in Presidential Palace known as Qasr al-Shaab "People's Palace", …

UK says British wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ‘not welcome'
2 weeks ago

UK says British wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ‘not welcome'

Hindustan Times  

The British wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Asma Assad, has been branded a “sanctioned individual” and is “not welcome here in the UK,” according to Foreign Secretary David Lammy. “I’ve seen mention in the last few days about Asma Assad potentially attempting to come to the UK, and I want it confirmed that she’s a sanctioned individual and …

Russia grants political asylum to ex-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, says Kremlin
2 weeks ago

Russia grants political asylum to ex-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, says Kremlin

Hindustan Times  

Russia on Monday said it has granted political asylum to exiled former Syrian president Bashar al Assad, AP reported. Kremlin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russian president Vladimir Putin decided to offer asylum to Assad, who resigned and fled Syria on Sunday after rebels ended his rule. Assad's regime ended 11 days after rebels carried out a surprise attack, more …

Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years
2 weeks ago

Fall of Bashar al-Assad: How the autocratic Assad family stifled Syria for over 50 years

Firstpost  

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has fled as rebels captured the capital Damascus. Here’s a look at how the ousted president and his father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist Syrian refugees hold a banner bearing a picture of President Bashar al-Assad with Arabic writing referring to him as a "pig" in the eastern Lebanese town of Majdel Anjar in …

Assad dynasty maintained grip on Syria through fear, surveillance and murder
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Assad dynasty maintained grip on Syria through fear, surveillance and murder

ABC  

If not for his handsome older brother's appetite for risk, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad might still be a bookish ophthalmologist living in London. "His father wanted to build up Bashar al-Assad's legitimacy inside the government, give him positions of authority inside the government, enough so that … he'd be able to take over." The Assad family is part of the …

The key moments in Syria that led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dynasty
2 weeks, 1 day ago

The key moments in Syria that led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dynasty

ABC  

The end of Bashar Al-Assad and his family's half-century-long regime in Syria came gradually, then all at once. The following day, the rebels entered Aleppo, Syria's largest city, for the first time since they were pushed out in 2016 after a bloody military campaign by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran. Capitalising on the government's diminished position, the …

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, family in Moscow: Report
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, family in Moscow: Report

Firstpost  

The former Syrian leader and his family have been granted asylum in Russia Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow with his family. File image/Reuters Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow with members of his family, Russian state media reported Sunday. The rebel coalition, led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, began their lightning offensive …

Syrian ousted President Assad and Family In Moscow
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrian ousted President Assad and Family In Moscow

The Hindu  

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 years of iron rule. FOLLOW MORE: Syria war LIVE updates: Jubilation and gunfire on streets of Syria, as Assad flees marking end of family’s half-century rule …

Who Is Bashar al-Assad? From Eye Doctor To Controversial Leader Who Had To Flee War-Torn Syria
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Who Is Bashar al-Assad? From Eye Doctor To Controversial Leader Who Had To Flee War-Torn Syria

ABP News  

After nearly 14 years of devastating war, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, with rebel forces taking control of the capital Damascus. Russia, an ally, said Sunday Bashar al-Assad has "stepped down" as president of Syria and "left" the country. This was the first official statement after the rebels — Islamist militant group Hayat …

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets

Hindustan Times  

Syria War LIVE: People hold Syrian opposition flags in Paris to celebrate the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime Syrian civil war: The Syrian opposition forces now control the capital city of Damascus, while President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country. The Syrian rebel forces said that Damascus was now free of the ‘tyrant Bashar al-Assad’, announcing a “new …

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets

Hindustan Times  

Syria War LIVE: People hold Syrian opposition flags in Paris to celebrate the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime Syrian civil war: The Syrian opposition forces now control the capital city of Damascus, while President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country. The Syrian rebel forces said that Damascus was now free of the ‘tyrant Bashar al-Assad’, announcing a “new …

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria civil war: Moscow gives asylum to Assad, US Strikes IS targets

Hindustan Times  

Syria War LIVE: People hold Syrian opposition flags in Paris to celebrate the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime Syrian civil war: The Syrian opposition forces now control the capital city of Damascus, while President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country. The Syrian rebel forces said that Damascus was now free of the ‘tyrant Bashar al-Assad’, announcing a “new …

Syria’s deposed former leader al-Assad in Moscow: Russian media
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria’s deposed former leader al-Assad in Moscow: Russian media

Al Jazeera  

Syria’s ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia after being granted asylum by Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported, citing a Kremlin source. “Right now we see that a number of sources, including the BBC’s Russian service, for instance, have reported that al-Assad could possibly have been evacuated by a Russian plane from a Russian air …

UN’s Syria envoy expresses ‘cautious hope’ after al-Assad’s fall
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

UN’s Syria envoy expresses ‘cautious hope’ after al-Assad’s fall

Al Jazeera  

Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has expressed “cautious hope” after opposition fighters declared the rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end. In a statement later on Monday, Pedersen described the long-running war in Syria as a “dark chapter” that “has left deep scars”, adding: “Today we look forward with cautious hope to the …

End of 54 years of Assad dynasty as rebels proclaim new chapter for Syria
2 weeks, 2 days ago

End of 54 years of Assad dynasty as rebels proclaim new chapter for Syria

India Today  

Rebels in Syria announced on Sunday that they had seized control of the capital, Damascus, in a swift offensive, and proclaimed the end of President Bashar al-Assad's decades-long "tyranny". Bashar Assad took power in 2000 following his father’s death and struggled for 13 years to maintain control during a brutal civil war that devastated the nation. Under Assad, Syria’s Alawite …

Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?

CNN  

CNN — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel advance signals an astonishing reordering of power in a strategically vital Middle Eastern nation. SANA/AP/File Assad comes to power Assad took power in an unopposed election in 2000 following …

Syria’s Asma al-Assad faces police investigation in the UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Syria’s Asma al-Assad faces police investigation in the UK

Al Jazeera  

Police in the United Kingdom have opened an investigation into allegations that Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, incited and encouraged “terrorist” acts in Syria. The Metropolitan Police told UK media outlet Sky News on Sunday it “received a referral” in July last year “relating to the ongoing Syrian conflict”. The case against al-Assad was brought by Guernica …

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