File photo - Syria's President's wife Asma al Assad leaves at Elysee Palace after a meeeting with French First lady Bernadette Chirac and French President Jacques Chirac receives Syria's President Bashar al Assad in Paris, France on September 12, 2000. Syria’s British-born first lady Asma Assad has begun treatment for breast cancer. The Syrian presidency posted on its Facebook page a photo of President Bashar Assad sitting next to his wife in a hospital room. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM 302671_002