(FILES) Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad (C), his wife Asma (R) and French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (2dL) leave the Grand Palais after their visit to an exhibition in Paris on December 11, 2010. Once seen as an advocate of women's rights in the Middle East, Syria's British-born former first lady Asma al-Assad has fled into exile with her husband, with UK officials saying she is not welcome home. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)