Before she was the wife of Bashar al-Assad, Asma Akhras enjoyed a privileged childhood in a terraced house in Acton, west London. The daughter of a cardiologist and a diplomat in the Syrian ...

Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...

Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma could be be stripped of her British citizenship. ... She knew her future husband in childhood but they became a couple whilst he worked as an eye doctor in London.

Asma and Bashar al-Assad met during her childhood holidays in Syria, as her family frequently visited from the UK. Their relationship deepened when Bashar moved to London in 1992 to train as an ...

Thoughts of loved ones dead or missing complicate joyous relief at the prospect of Bashar al-Assad’s losing power. By Vivian Yee Raja Abdulrahim and Muhammad Haj Kadour Muhammad Haj Kadour ...