Had rejected asylum offers: Syria Prez wife
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma has revealed that she rejected asylum offers from opponents of her husband while thanking Russia for its "noble efforts" supporting the Syrian government. Asma further said the offers were made in order to "shatter people's confidence" in her husband. Notably, Bashar al-Assad became president in 2000 taking over from his father Hafez.