The historic Baron Hotel in Aleppo once welcomed Agatha Christie, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and France’s Charles de Gaulle. Photo: AFP
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 World Heritage site, was ravaged by the conflict that erupted after a government crackdown on protests in 2011.
