The world is full of incredible buildings, and that includes ancient castles. And while the UK is home to famous historic ...

Aleppo-based activist Nazeer al-Khatib said about 2 meters (yards) of the wall collapsed. He said government forces control the citadel and that he had no information who caused Sunday’s blast.

Rebel forces were filmed outside police headquarters, in the city center, and the Aleppo Citadel. There, they tore down posters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, stepping on some and burning others.

BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrian insurgents fanned out inside Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armor and pickups, deploying to landmarks such as the old citadel on Saturday, a day after they ...

The great Ayyubid leader Salah al-Din, who battled European Crusaders in the 12th century, described Aleppo as being "the eye of Syria, and the citadel is its pupil".