But then Sakr, too, stopped answering his phone, as did interior minister Mohammed al-Rahmoun. The palace official said he stayed in his office until 2:30 am on Sunday. Within less than four hours ...

Drone footage captures the Sednaya prison in the Syrian capital of Damascus, compared with president Bashar al-Assad's luxurious presidential palace. The footage was taken days after Islamist-led ...

But then Sakr, too, stopped answering his phone, as did interior minister Mohammed al-Rahmoun. The palace official said he stayed in his office until 2:30 am on Sunday. Within less than four hours, ...

Syrians entered Assad's residential palace in Damascus after his fall, ending 24 years of iron-fisted rule OMAR HAJ KADOUR Bashar al-Assad and wife Asma, in Paris in 2008 ...

Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP.