Cyclist Bassel Soufi visits the summer resort of ousted Bashar al-Assad as he tours a part of his daily training in Burj Islam near Latakia, Syria, December 13, 2024. (credit: REU

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.

A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria’s ruling clan off guard. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom sought refuge in neighbouring countries.

Assad, has reportedly filed for divorce, citing dissatisfaction with life in Moscow. According to unnamed Turkish and Arab media outlets, she plans to return to the UK and has requested deportation approval from Russian authorities.

Rome announced the return of a resident ambassador to Damascus, becoming the first European Union and G7 country to re-establish contact with the overthrown Syrian regime.

Assad, who fled with her family from Syria to Moscow, has reportedly filed for divorce in Russia, Al Jazeera reports. The Kremlin denies these claims. Read also: Fall of Assad: Syria's uncertain future under al-Jaulani Asma al-Assad is reportedly dissatisfied with life in Moscow,

Assad, 49, is currently in exile in Moscow with the former Damascus dictator but is reported to be unhappy with her life under the guard of the Putin regime in Russia

Assad, who has British citizenship, is currently exiled in Moscow with the former Syrian dictator but reportedly wants to move to London.

As per reports, Asma al-Assad has expressed “dissatisfaction” with their life in Russia's Moscow, where they are living after Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Asma al-Assad has filed for divorce from Bashar in Russia and seeks to leave Moscow, expressing dissatisfaction with her life in exile. Born in London, she is eager to return to the UK, where she holds dual citizenship,