Syrian first lady Asma al-Assad has leukemia, presidency says

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Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the presidency said on May 21, almost five years after she announced she had fully recovered from breast cancer, Report informs referring to Reuters.

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