But soon after the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, the military under President Bashar al-Assad closed the mountain to civilians. Suddenly, instead of families and friends shooting fireworks ...

On the slopes of Mount Qasyun which overlooks Damascus, a network of tunnels links a military complex, tasked with defending the Syrian capital, to the presidential palace facing it. The tunnels ...

It was revealed last month that London-born Asma al-Assad, the exiled president’s 49-year-old wife, has been effectively barred from returning to the UK after her British passport expired.

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 ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, several media outlets including Newsweek and The Sun reported on a supposed poison attack on the exiled former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who resides in Russia ...

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 ...

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 ...

Basil al-Assad, who died in a 1994 car accident, as well as children’s magazines, card games, and international magazines featuring Bashar and his wife Asma, were found across the residence.

It was the first new year's celebration without an Assad in power for more than 50 years after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December. "Long live Syria, Assad has fallen," shouted some children.

British government sources tell London’s The Times that Asma al-Assad, the London-born wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is effectively barred from the United Kingdom as her ...

Asma al-Assad, who was treated for breast cancer in Damascus in 2019, has now been diagnosed with leukemia. However, according to the Sunday Times, it remains unclear where she could receive ...