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Kremlin: Nope, Assad Isn't Headed for Divorce

Russia denies Turkish media reports that ex-Syrian dictator and Asma Assad are splitting

(Newser) - Russia on Monday addressed divorce rumors concerning Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma al-Assad, denying them outright. "No, they do not correspond to reality," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call about the media reports out of Turkey alleging the Assads' split, per Reuters . Peskov also...

Bashar Assad's Wife Files for Divorce: Reports

Asma Assad is also reportedly pursuing a move back to the UK

(Newser) - Bashar Assad's wife has filed to divorce the deposed Syrian president, according to Turkish and Arab reports cited by the Jerusalem Post . Asma Assad is currently in Moscow, where her husband has been granted asylum, NDTV reports. But according to the reports cited by the Post, she is looking...

Assad's Wife Pregnant
 Assad's Wife Pregnant 
Jan 29, 2013 12:37 AM CST

Assad's Wife Pregnant

Syrian leader's wife expecting 4th child, Lebanese paper says

(Newser) - Bashar al-Assad has taken time out of his schedule extinguishing thousands of lives to create a new one, at least according to a Lebanese paper sympathetic to the Syrian leader. The paper mentioned the pregnancy of Assad's wife, Asma, in an article that described the leader as confident of...

Kofi Annan Strikes UN Monitoring Deal

As UN chief blasts regime, calls for 10 times more monitors

(Newser) - Kofi Annan today touted an agreement he has reached with Syria over how to handle the UN's 30-member advance monitoring team, outlining the "tasks and responsibilities" of the government. An Annan spokesman tells the AP that he's having "similar discussions" with rebels. The team is supposed...

EU Bans Assad's Wife From Travel, Shopping

Asma Assad will likely have to tone down free-spending ways

(Newser) - It may not mean much to the forces fighting Syria's government, but it's something: The EU decided today to impose sanctions on first lady Asma Assad, Reuters reports. That means she is no longer welcome for travel and her beloved shopping sprees, adds AFP . She and about a...

Activists Spied On Assad's Private Emails

And now you can, too: Guardian posts them

(Newser) - The Guardian has a big Syrian scoop today in the form of what it says are more than 3,000 private emails from the accounts of Bashar al-Assad and wife Asma. Activists apparently had access to the accounts for months, sometimes using them to get wind of military maneuvers, until...

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