Asma al-Assad moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad the same year at the age of 25.
The British wife of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, has filed for divorce after expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow, Turkish and Arab media reported on Sunday.
It is said that she wants to move to London, foreign media write further , A2 CNN reports.
Asma applied to the Russian court and asked for special permission to leave Moscow. Her application is said to be currently being evaluated by the Russian authorities.
Asma is a dual British-Syrian citizen who was born and raised in London to Syrian parents, the BBC reported. Asma moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad the same year at the age of 25.
Although his asylum request was accepted, Bashar al-Assad is said to be still subject to severe restrictions. He is not allowed to leave Moscow or engage in any political activity.
Russian authorities have also frozen his assets and money. His assets include 270 kilograms of gold, 2 billion dollars and 18 apartments in Moscow. (A2 Televizion)
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