The Syrian government and rebel groups swapped dozens of women prisoners and hostages, some of them with their children, in Hama province Tuesday evening, pro-opposition activists said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based opposition-aligned group, said government...

(New York Times)- Marhaf Homsi was not impressed with the baklava situation in New York. The pastries were too sweet for his taste, and there was often a filler like semolina mixed in with the nuts. The nuts themselves were pulverized and powdery, ruining the texture of the confection....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Corruption in security and legal bodies of rebels' military factions had helped informers and agents of the Syrian regime’s intelligence in penetrating the revolutionary forces besides arresting and killing many rebels. In this matter, an eyewitness, nickname as Abo Thaer,...

Art lovers returned to the Louvre in Paris on Saturday, 24 hours after a soldier shot a machete-wielding attacker at the museum, believed to be an Egyptian who entered the country a week ago. The incident on Friday thrust security and the terror threat back into the limelight three months...