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Was al-Assad's top adviser assassinated before his downfall in Syria?

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's adviser Luna al-Shibl died in a suspected hit after Tehran's top general warned she was a spy. Recently leaked videos show her mocking Putin and Hezbollah with al-Assad.

Euronews

Bashar al-Assad 'Poisoned in Moscow': Inside the Ex-Syrian President's Brutal Regime and Family's Fortune

Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian president living in exile in Moscow, has reportedly survived a suspected poisoning attack amid claims it was an attempt to embarrass the Russian government.

International Business Times UK

Bashar al-Assad's in-laws 'leave their £1million west London home and flee UK'

Neighbours say Fawaz Akhras and his wife Shar Otri left their home in North Acton a week ago

Evening Standard

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Asma al-Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia

She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to her husband’s cruelty. Claudia Cockerell on the fall of Syria’s first lady

Evening Standard

They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad

Some journalists underestimated the threat of the brutal president, while his first lady was glamorised in a Vogue feature, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Syria First Lady Diagnosed With Leukaemia: Presidency

She will undergo a "specialized treatment protocol" that requires social distancing to avoid infection, the statement said, adding that she will "temporarily withdraw from all direct engagements as part of her treatment plan".

International Business Times

Syria's London-born first lady Asma al-Assad has leukemia, presidency says

The president’s wife was previously treated for breast cancer

Evening Standard

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Inside warmonger Assad's $1billion palace as Syria war rages and earthquake hits country

While no one knows exactly where warmonger Bashar al-Assad, his British wife Asma al-Assad and their three children live, they have multiple palaces throughout country and a net worth of a few million

Daily Mirror

The earthquake that rocked Syria devastated millions already ravaged by war. Their dictator Bashar al-Assad saw an opportunity

From Vogue photoshoots to lunch with Brangelina, Syria's brutal ruling couple once tried to buy influence. After a decade as international pariahs, will they use a natural disaster to stage their return to the world stage?

ABC News

Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell review – the Genghis Khan of fashion?

A scrupulously researched attempt to explain fabled Vogue editor Anna Wintour fails to probe deeply enough

The Guardian - UK

Congressmen Upset over 'Assad's Wealth Growth' despite US Sanctions

The US State Department estimated the wealth of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family at $1 to $2 billion, despite the imposed sanctions. The estimated figure surprised US lawmakers amid international reports stating that nearly 90 percent of the Syrian people live below the poverty line. Ranking member of…

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