Regime forces sent shells crashing into rebel stronghold Rastan early Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while calling on UN observers to rush to the town in central Homs province.
Babylon's Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq's booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline.
Rainbow Street in Amman's heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were turned into restaurants, galleries and libraries, drawing hipsters, bohemians, intellectuals and hordes of tourists.
For almost half of Yemen's 22 million people, eating has become a luxury they can't always afford.
Three Gulf States – Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates – hold the not so prestigious top places in a recent listing of the world’s nations' Ecological Footprints.