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.
From a bygone era, an ornate wooden throne in the lobby is a required photo stop for all troops passing through the palace-headquarters.
Casualties stayed relatively light when bombing targeted the symbols of Hussein's rule -- largely deserted presidential palaces, intelligence headquarters and government offices.
However, the palace is far more than a tourist attraction and museum: it remains a fully working palace and headquarters of the Monégasque ruler, a fact emphasised by the sentries on constant guard duty at the entrance (Illustration 17).
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.
The restaurant lies around the corner from one of Mr. Hussein's pillared palaces, now the headquarters of the town's new rulers, the Fourth Infantry Division of the United States Army, whose tanks and armored vehicles ceaselessly thunder by.
The morning the first cruise missiles hit Baghdad, on March 20th, I was in a suite at the Al Rashid hotel, in a room facing south, which provided good reception for satellite phones and a panoramic view of some primary targets: the telecommunications tower; several grand domed palaces; and the headquarters of the Mukhabarat, the secret police.
By Jon Lee Anderson The morning the first cruise missiles hit Baghdad, on March 20th, I was in a suite at the Al Rashid hotel, in a room facing south, which provided good reception for satellite phones and a panoramic view of some primary targets: the telecommunications tower; several grand domed palaces; and the headquarters of the Mukhabarat, the secret police.
The palace is the headquarters of the Knights of Malta, the medieval Roman Catholic order.
