Assad, Asma al-Assad, is said to be battling leukemia, with doctors giving her a '50/50' chance of survival. The 49-year-old and her husband are currently in Moscow after being forced into exile when Islamist rebels overthrew Assad's brutal regime.

Assad, reportedly diagnosed with leukemia, faces a 50/50 survival chance. She's undergoing intensive treatment.

Wife of Syrian ruler was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024, a rare and aggressive blood cancer.

Reports from Turkish and British claimed that Asma al-Assad was encouraged by her mother to file for divorce because of poor conditions in Russia, coupled with a lack of adequate leukemia treatment

Assad, is reportedly battling leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and has a 50-50 chance of survival.

The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed. Asma Assad is being isolated to prevent infection and cannot be in the same room as other people,

A report in The Telegraph newspaper stated that Asma is being isolated to prevent infection and cannot be in the same room as others. Earlier in May 2024, Syrian presidency had in

Earlier reports – denied by the Kremlin – suggest Asma al-Assad wants to divorce her husband and leave Russia for treatment in London.