The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the city itself. Aleppo's old city, designated a UNESCO ...

Aleppo fell to the rebels on Nov. 30 after just three days of fighting. A fabled city centered around an ancient citadel, Aleppo was the site of grueling fighting when the 2011 peaceful uprising ...

Almost one month after Islamist rebels toppled the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, volunteers in Aleppo are working to transform the ancient city's landscape, planting saplings in its streets and ...

In a statement, it said troops had been withdrawn from Aleppo temporarily "to prepare a counteroffensive". Footage verified by the BBC showed rebels had reached the city's ancient citadel.