Syria’s first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the Syrian presidency says.
“After the appearance of several clinical symptoms and signs, followed by a series of medical examinations and tests, first lady Asma al-Assad was diagnosed with acute leukaemia,” the presidential office said in a statement.
The statement said she will undergo a specialised treatment protocol that requires her to isolate.
Asma al-Assad, 48, said in 2019 that she had fully recovered from breast cancer.
Last year she accompanied her husband on an official trip to the United Arab Emirates, the first known trip of this kind for her since 2011.