Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce and seeks to relocate to London, according to reports from Turkish and Arab media. She filed the divorce request in a Russian court and is awaiting approval for her move to the UK, expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow. Asma holds dual British-Syrian citizenship and spent her early years in London before relocating to Syria in 2000, where she married Assad. The couple met when Assad was studying in London, and Asma was working at JP Morgan. In addition to her personal struggles, Asma has faced significant health issues, including two cancer diagnoses, with leukemia discovered in May 2023 after overcoming breast cancer in 2019. The reports emerge as Bashar al-Assad, recently ousted by rebel forces, remains in exile in Russia, where his assets have been frozen, including gold, cash, and property.
first published: Dec 23, 2024 08:56 pm
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