This denouement puts an end to half a century of implacable rule by the Assad clan over Syria. In the shadows, Asma al-Assad, the first lady, once praised as the "Rose of the Desert". Who is ...
Educated, glamorous and independent, Asma al-Assad did not wear a veil like the wives of other Arab leaders - AFP What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and ...