Assad, who is battling leukaemia, reportedly fled to Moscow for treatment amid rumours that she is seeking a divorce from Bashar al-Assad.

Assad, who fled with her family from Syria to Moscow, has filed for divorce in Russia, Al Jazeera reports. The Kremlin denies these reports. Asma al-Assad is reportedly unhappy with life in Moscow, where she ended up after the dictator escaped from rebels.

Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled "A Rose in the Desert," and in the words of Joan Juliet Buck, the writer, Asma was "the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies".

The Kremlin has sought to dismiss reports that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ’s wife is seeking a divorce, after the couple were forced to flee to Russia.

Russian state officials have denied claims circulating in the media that Asma al-Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is seeking an end to her marriage

Russia denies Turkish media reports suggesting the British-born wife of former Syrian president Basher al-Assad has filed for a divorce.

Assad, 49, is currently in exile in Moscow with the former Damascus dictator but is reported to be unhappy with her life under the guard of the Putin regime in Russia

Assad, who has British citizenship, is currently exiled in Moscow with the former Syrian dictator but reportedly wants to move to London.