Malaysia is fast becoming the top destination for plastic waste exported from other countries. It is a booming industry, but an increase in the number of illegal recycling plants is already causing environmental hazards

Thousands of impoverished Gazans received $100 payments from Qatar on Saturday, the AFP news agency reported, after the Gulf state brought in over nine million dollars in aid funds for the Palestinian territory. Hundreds

Activists have been eager to keep the plight of refugees on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. One aid group gave delegates a taste of what it is like to flee

ALGIERS: Algeria’s main conservative party, the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), said on Saturday it has decided to take part in April’s presidential election. During the night of Friday to Saturday “the

TUNIS: Syria’s “natural place” is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.“Syria is an Arab state, and its natural place is within

TUNIS: Syria’s “natural place” is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.“Syria is an Arab state, and its natural place is within

US President Donald Trump had warned the longest US government shutdown in history could go on for years unless Congress gave him money to build a border wall with Mexico. After 35 days, the

Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 34 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale, as rescuers continued to search for hundreds still missing. The

A UN rights group has unearthed more than 50 mass graves in the western Democratic Republic of Congo, after a spate of killings were reported in the region last month. Abdoul Aziz Thioye, the

A Palestinian man has been shot dead, and dozens others have been wounded in the occupied West Bank during a confrontation with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the village of al-Mugheir, northeast of Ramallah.