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The wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad gave birth to their first child. After Asthma Akhras gave birth Tuesday, the boy was named Hafez after his grandfather, the late President Hafez Assad.

December 7, 2001
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The wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad gave birth to their first child. After Asthma Akhras gave birth Tuesday, the boy was named Hafez after his grandfather, the late President Hafez Assad.

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