Assad, is reportedly battling acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and the blood. The former ...

Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, who is currently in exile in Moscow is reportedly critically ...

Assad's wife is reportedly critically ill with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and has been isolated in Moscow to minimise infection risks.

With Bashar al-Assad gone, Turkish President Erdogan wants to position himself as de facto leader of the Sunni Muslim world.