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Tammy Wynette must be looking down from heaven at former Syrian first lady, Asma Assad, and frowning at her for not standing by her man, Bashar Assad just because he is no longer in power and can no longer kill Syrian civilians at will.
Asma, whose name sounds like a pulmonary disorder, is hoping to return to her native England now that she has filed for divorce from her chinless hubby. However, Britain's foreign affairs chief says that she is a person no grata in the UK
The former first lady of Syria is divorcing Bashar Assad, the recently deposed president of the Arab republic, according to reports by Arab and Turkish media outlets.
The former first lady of Syria is divorcing Bashar Assad, the recently deposed president of the Arab republic, according to reports by Arab and Turkish media outlets.
Asma, 49, has been living in Moscow with the no longer loving couple's three children the past month, after the anti-regime rebels made inroads against loyalist forces in northern Syria.
Bashar joined Asma after running from Damascus as the rebels seized control of the city on December 8. They planned to use Bashar's head as a Christmas stocking stuffer, but he was smart enough to make book out of Dodge.
Born to Sunni Syrian expatriates living in London, Asma married Bashar, an Alawite Shi’ite, in 2000, shortly after he succeeded his father, Hafez Assad, as president of Syria. The Assadholes ruled over Syria for around fifty years, ruling with an iron fist.
Having retained her British citizenship, Mrs. Assad has filed for divorce and is seeking to return to the UK but alas, she is as welcome there as a case of the creeping crud.
Born to Sunni Syrian expatriates living in London, Asma married Bashar, an Alawite Shi’ite, in 2000, shortly after he succeeded his father, Hafez Assad, as president of Syria. The Assadholes ruled over Syria for around fifty years, ruling with an iron fist.
Having retained her British citizenship, Mrs. Assad has filed for divorce and is seeking to return to the UK but alas, she is as welcome there as a case of the creeping crud.
According to a report by The Jerusalem Post, Asma submitted a request with a Russian court to allow her to take her children out of the country. As asylum-seekers, her travel, even within Russia, is limited and Moscow has reportedly frozen Assad's assets, which are estimated to be about $2 billion.
Other members of the Assad family have sought asylum and are currently under house arrest while their applications are processed.
Even if Asma gets the go-ahead to leave Moscow, it's uncertain whether the UK will let her back in. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated in a speech to Parliament on December 10, right after the Assad regime fell, that Asma "is not welcome here in the UK."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed rumors on Monday that Asma had filed for divorce and also denied claims that Moscow had seized the family's assets, saying these reports "do not correspond to reality."
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Other members of the Assad family have sought asylum and are currently under house arrest while their applications are processed.
Even if Asma gets the go-ahead to leave Moscow, it's uncertain whether the UK will let her back in. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated in a speech to Parliament on December 10, right after the Assad regime fell, that Asma "is not welcome here in the UK."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed rumors on Monday that Asma had filed for divorce and also denied claims that Moscow had seized the family's assets, saying these reports "do not correspond to reality."
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