When I went to interview Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at his palace headquarters, he said he had been warning of the risk from IS - or Daesh, as he calls them - for years.
For more of Niemeyer's spectacular interior design, visit Itamaraty's Palace, headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which features impressive works by leading Brazilian sculptors Maria Martins and Franz Weissmann.
WASHINGTON — NATO plans to step up attacks on the palaces, headquarters and communications centers that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi uses to maintain his grip on power in Libya, according to Obama administration and allied officials.
From a bygone era, an ornate wooden throne in the lobby is a required photo stop for all troops passing through the palace-headquarters.
6.43pm GMT Italian PM Enrico Letta to resign The Chigi palace, the headquarters of Italian government, in Rome tonight.
Mr. Yapi, the Ouattara spokesman, said that fighting between Mr. Ouattara's and Mr. Gbagbo's forces had taken place around the presidential palace; the headquarters of the paramilitary gendarmerie, which has been held responsible for attacks on civilians; and Mr. Gbagbo's residence.
Casualties stayed relatively light when bombing targeted the symbols of Hussein's rule -- largely deserted presidential palaces, intelligence headquarters and government offices.
Among the places singled out were the provincial governor's palace, the police headquarters, the transportation police headquarters, a police substation and other buildings used by the military, according to a NATO statement.
The palace is the headquarters of the Knights of Malta, the medieval Roman Catholic order.
They controversially made Saddam's palace complex their headquarters but handed it over to the local government in 2005.
Feeling vulnerable, Mr. Chávez ordered tanks and troops to move to the palace from army headquarters at Fort Tiuna, in Caracas.
