The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...

Among the main natural attractions are the Mediterranean beaches in Latakia, the imposing Qalamoun mountains, and national parks like Jabal al-Sheikh. Roads in Syria vary widely in quality ...

QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long ... The villa is sprawling, with a massive kitchen, a swimming pool and a private beach. It is reported to have been built 50 years ago.

One of those was the Assad summer home, with a private beach on the Mediterranean ... ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.