Asma al-Assad’s background in the UK Asma was born to Fawaz and Sahar Akhras in 1975. Fawaz is a London-based cardiologist, and Asma’s two brothers Feras and Eyad followed him into medical ...

Several months after taking office, Bashar married Asma al-Akhras, a British-born woman who is known for being attractive and stylish. The two eventually had three children. The couple lived in an ...

Asma’s father, Fawaz Akhras, comes from a Sunni family in Homs, the epicenter of the uprising which has seen Sunni rebels fighting troops loyal to Alwaite President Assad.

Asma is dying,' a source close to the Akhras family told the newspaper. 'She can't be in the same room as anyone.' Another source said: 'When leukaemia comes back, it's vicious. She has been 50-50 ...

The British wife of exiled dictator Bashar Al-Assad has been effectively barred from returning to the UK, reports claim. London-born Asma, 49 - said to have a "50-50" chance of survival as she ...

When, aged 25, Asma Akhras swapped pursuing an MBA at Harvard for marrying a meek-looking ex-ophthalmology student named Bashar al-Assad, she had no illusions as to her beau’s career. His ...

Fawaz Akhras and his wife Shar Otri left their home in North Acton a week ago, their neighbours say. The couple are the parents of Asma al-Assad, who married the recently overthrown Syrian president ...