Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the office of the Syrian Presidency announced in a tweet on Aug.8.
CNN: Syria’s first lady is being treated for breast cancer
This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency Facebook page on August 8, 2018, shows President Bashar al-Assad (L) sitting next to his wife Asma as she begins treatment for early-stage breast cancer at a hospital in the capital Damascus.