Asma al-Assad

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Referred to as “A Rose in the Desert” by Vogue in 2010, Asma al-Assad, the former Syria's First Lady, was once admired for her elegance ...

Asma Al-Assad, wife of fallen Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, once celebrated as the 'Rose in the Desert,' is reportedly seeking asylum in Russia.

When Joan Juliet Buck agreed to interview Asma al-Assad for Vogue in 2010, she had no idea it would destroy her livelihood and end her long career with the ...

Vogue's surprising profile of the former First Lady of Syria is likely to resurface in the minds of many following the collapse of the al-Assad family's ...

Asma played a key role in shaping Assad's image as a moderate reformer. In 2005, she launched an organisation to encourage Syrian youth to embrace.

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

The London-born wife of deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad is believed to have joined her husband and fled to Moscow.

Educated, glamorous and independent, Asma al-Assad was the antithesis of the usual Arab leader's veiled spouse - AFP. More. What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England ...

The former first lady was once seen as a symbol of female empowerment – Syria's equivalent of Princess Diana. Now she's in exile in Russia.

She was once seen as a positive influence on the Syrian president with her focus on NGO and charity work, but as civil war broke out in Syria her role turned ...