The luxurious compound, made up of three six-story buildings surrounded by manicured gardens, was a symbol of Assad’s power.

Crowds came to sightsee around what was once the palace of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad and to get to know the Islamist fighters who swept into Damascus.

The picture, dated 2002, was found in a ‘treasure room’ stacked with gold-encrusted chests, pottery and an award from Fifa ...

Assad's presidential palace following opposition armed groups' full control of Damascus.

Syrians strolled through the palaces of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday following his sudden ouster, wandering from room ...

Georgia's president, locked in a standoff with her own government, appealed to European countries on Monday to confront what ...