The Muhajireen presidential palace in central Damascus ... The windows are of thick bulletproof glass, and the intricate woodwork inside was done by some of the best craftsmen in Syria.

there is no fear,” Foreign Affairs Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said while surrounded by soldiers in a Facebook live broadcast shot inside what appeared to be a quiet presidential palace.

The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace, but authorities said the situation was quickly brought under control. “The situation is ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s president-elect Yamandú Orsi has turned down the luxuries of the official presidential residence and will instead continue to live with his family in a modest ...

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside the palace at the time of the attack, the motive for which was still unclear. Deby was propelled to power after rebels killed his father Idriss Deby ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s president-elect Yamandú Orsi has turned down the luxuries of the official presidential residence and will instead continue to live with his family in a modest ...

The decision echoed the one taken by former President José Mujica at his inauguration on Mar. 1, 2010. Mujica also refused to reside in the three-story Suarez palace, complete with a rose garden ...