The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/asma-assad/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:27:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Asma Assad | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/asma-assad/ 32 32 Exiled in Moscow, toppled Syrian dictator said to make quiet return to ophthalmology https://www.timesofisrael.com/exiled-in-moscow-toppled-syrian-dictator-said-to-make-quiet-return-to-ophthalmology/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:16:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3713092 Report says Bashar al-Assad and his family are living a luxurious life in Russia and UAE, though cut off from political power and considered 'irrelevant' by Putin

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]]> Russia denies reports that Bashar al-Assad’s wife, Asma, filed for divorce https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-denies-reports-that-bashar-al-assads-wife-asma-filed-for-divorce/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:06:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3445433 Kremlin also denies that UK-born 'Desert Rose' requested to leave Moscow, where the Assad family fled as rebels took Damascus

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]]> Asma al-Assad: From Syria’s ‘desert rose’ to international pariah https://www.timesofisrael.com/asma-al-assad-from-syrias-desert-rose-to-international-pariah/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:14:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3439147 UK-born Syrian former first lady stood by in silence as her husband's regime carried out appalling acts of violence; accused of being 'one of Syria's most notorious war profiteers'

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]]> Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with aggressive form of blood cancer https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-first-lady-asma-assad-diagnosed-with-aggressive-form-of-blood-cancer/ Tue, 21 May 2024 11:17:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3294870 President's office says she'll undergo specialized treatment for acute myeloid leukemia; has previously been treated for breast cancer

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]]> UK police said probing Asma Assad for war crimes, could strip her of citizenship https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-said-probing-asma-assad-for-war-crimes-could-strip-her-of-citizenship/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 02:34:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2506220 Investigation centers on whether Syrian dictator's wife's support of army implicates her in its crimes, including the use of chemical weapons

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]]> Syrian dictator Assad and first lady test positive for COVID https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-dictator-assad-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:36:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2502051 Official statement says both feeling well, will isolate for 2-3 weeks; unclear if they'd been vaccinated; Israel reportedly funded shipment of Sputnik V doses to Syria last month

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]]> Assad: No talks with Israel without return of Golan Heights to Syria  https://www.timesofisrael.com/assad-no-talks-with-israel-without-return-of-golan-heights-to-syria/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:29:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2404449 Statement dispels speculation Damascus may negotiate with Jerusalem in order to lift US sanctions that shattered its economy

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]]> Vowing new Syria campaign, US sanctions dozens including Assad’s UK-born wife https://www.timesofisrael.com/vowing-new-syria-campaign-washington-sanctions-dozens-including-assads-wife/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:46:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2329169 Secretary of state says 'sustained campaign of economic and political pressure' is aimed at stopping regime's 'brutal war' on Syrian people

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]]> Unprecedented Facebook video pries open rift within the family of Syria’s Assad https://www.timesofisrael.com/unprecedented-facebook-video-pries-open-rift-within-the-family-of-syrias-assad/ Sat, 02 May 2020 06:08:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2297043 Cousin pleads for ruler to prevent collapse of his telecommunication company; suggestions of a campaign against Rami Makhlouf, possibly at Russia's behest

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]]> Asma Assad, wife of Syrian dictator, says she ‘totally conquered’ cancer https://www.timesofisrael.com/asma-assad-wife-of-syrian-dictator-says-she-totally-conquered-cancer/ Sun, 04 Aug 2019 12:47:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2123925 Breast cancer survivor praises support she received from her children, her parents and her husband, who has overseen the brutal repression and slaughter of his people

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]]> Photos of post-chemo Asma Assad roil social media https://www.timesofisrael.com/photos-of-post-chemo-asma-assad-roil-social-media/ Sun, 07 Oct 2018 13:35:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1937372 While some wish Syrian leader's wife a speedy recovery, others say it's time for 'first lady of sarin and chlorine attacks' to get a taste of her own medicine

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]]> Wife of Syrian leader Bashar Assad diagnosed with breast cancer https://www.timesofisrael.com/wife-of-syrian-leader-bashar-assad-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:17:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1904665 Tweet by presidency says Asma Assad has begun treatment for a malignant tumor discovered at early stage

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]]> British MPs call to strip UK-born Asma Assad of citizenship https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-mps-call-to-strip-uk-born-asma-assad-of-citizenship/ Sun, 16 Apr 2017 15:04:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1601210&preview_id=1601210 Syrian president should not be able to represent her husband and his 'barbarous regime' and retain her British nationality, legislators say

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]]> Assad’s wife says she rejected offers to flee Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/assads-wife-says-she-rejected-offers-to-flee-syria/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 18:24:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1481861 Asma Assad suggests assurances of safety for herself and her children were aimed at weakening her president husband

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]]> Syrians begin voting for parliament in government areas https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrians-begin-voting-for-parliament-in-government-areas/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:54:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1375188 UK: Decision to go ahead with elections when hundreds of thousands cannot take part shows leadership 'divorced from reality'

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