Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

Asma Al-Assad Said To Have ’50/50′ Chance Of Survival As Leukemia Returns

File photo dated June 22, 2004 of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma pose during a visit to the Great Wall of China. Asma al-Assad, the wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, is said to have a 50% chance of survival after an aggressive form of blood cancer is believed to have returned following treatment for the disease earlier this year, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper reports. According to the report, the exiled former first lady, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May of this year, is completely isolated in Moscow as she undergoes treatment for the aggressive cancer. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Savoy family with Prince Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy and wife Clotilde Courau arrive at the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena in Madrid-Spain on saturday May 22, 2004 for the wedding ceremony of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and Letizia Ortiz. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Hounsfield-Klein-Mousse-Zabulon/ABACA.

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The Savoy family with Prince Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy and wife Clotilde Courau arrive at the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena in Madrid-Spain on Saturday May 22, 2004 for the wedding ceremony of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and Letizia Ortiz. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Hounsfield-Klein-Mousse-Zabulon/ABACA.

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British singerJane Birkin during the taping of 'Generation succes' in Paris-France on May 10, 2004. The show, to be on air on May 22 on TV channel France 2, will be presented by Ness and Patrick Sabatier who makes his comeback on a national TV channel after ten years of absence. Photo by Jean-Jacques Datchary/ABACA.

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British singer Jane Birkin and French singer Sylvie Vartan during the taping of 'Generation succes' in Paris-France on May 10, 2004. The show, to be on air on May 22 on TV channel France 2, will be presented by Ness and Patrick Sabatier who makes his comeback on a national TV channel after ten years of absence. Photo by Jean-Jacques Datchary/ABACA.

Abduction minister Furuya

Abduction minister Furuya

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 22, 2013. Furuya issued a statement, marking the ninth anniversary of the last summit between Japan and North Korea in 2004 in Pyongyang, in which he demanded North Korea immediately return all abductees.

Former abductees' family regains "ordinary life" in Japan hometown

Former abductees' family regains "ordinary life" in Japan hometown

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows two children of abduction victims Kaoru and Yukiko Hasuike, and three children of abductees Yasushi and Fukie Chimura preparing to leave Pyongyang international airport for Japan on May 22, 2004.

Okuda to stay on as head of Nippon Keidanren

Okuda to stay on as head of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), tells reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 22 that he will continue serving in the post beyond the expiration in May 2004 of his current two-year term.

Sex And The City : Season 6 (2003)

Sex And The City : Season 6 (2003)

Kim Cattrall Characters: Samantha Jones Television: Sex And The City : Season 6 (TV-Serie) 1998?2004, / 6. Staffel, Season 6 22 June 2003 KIM CATTRALL Television 'SEX AND THE CITY' (2003) 01 May 2003 CTR57304 Allstar/Cinetext/HOME BOX OFFICE **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above TV Programme. For Editorial Use Date: 22 June 2003

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