The rapid collapse of the Assad regime saw a coalition of rebel groups seize control of Damascus on Sunday. Mr McFadden was asked by the BBC what the Government would do if Mrs Assad wanted to ...

Russian media have now reported Mrs Assad is so ill with leukaemia that she has been given a 50% chance of survival. She’s also being isolated to prevent infection and cannot be in the same room ...

The Assad family fled to Moscow as a lightning rebel offensive swept Syria’s capital Damascus earlier this month. British-born Mrs Assad and their children left for Russia ahead of the former ...