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Moreover, Asma Assad who was born in London was also barred from going back to her home country, the United Kingdom after reports indicated that her passport expired.

No sources were cited and there has been no confirmation from Russia. Last month it was revealed that al-Assad's wife Asma had been effectively barred from returning to the UK. The 49-year-old ...

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 ...

QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria's Mediterranean coast.

Further, 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. Reports indicate that Asma ...

Bashar al-Assad and his family have fled to Russia and are reportedly staying in Moscow, after rebels seized control of Syria. The Kremlin stressed at the time that it was Putin's personal ...

Meanwhile his British-born wife, Asma al-Assad, who was treated for breast cancer in 2019 and has been diagnosed with leukemia, will not be allowed to return to the U.K. for treatment, according ...