While cutting emissions has become a key global priority to combat climate change, more than 300 new coal power plants are slated to come online in the coming five years
In June 2023 food prices in the United Kingdom were 17.3 percent higher than the previous year, while housing and energy costs were 12 percent higher. This month, prices increased to some degree in…
India and China are by far the most populous countries and the only ones with more than one billion inhabitants. Together they account for about 36 percent of the total population and occupy nine…
The share of manufacturing industry exports was once less than 10 percent. Now it has reached 80 percent, with more than half of this share going to Europe.
Upgraded facilities equipped with modern technologies and artificial intelligence have made it easier for millions of Muslim pilgrims around the world descending to Mecca to perform their Hajj…
The issue of refugees lies at the heart of the Syrian crisis and was among the main topics discussed by Arab foreign ministers at the preparatory meeting for the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia…
Child labour remains a persistent problem in today's world.The latest global estimates indicate that 160 million children – 63 million girls and 97 million boys – were in child labour globally at the…
Under the European Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, at least 65% of all packaging waste must be recycled by the end of 2025, and at least 70% by the end of 2030.The recycling…
In 2021, global plastic recycling was estimated at roughly 40 billion US dollars. This market was forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of seven percent between 2022 and 2031, to…
An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?