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Raqqa forest uprooted by greedy war merchants

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-known forest lies on the northern bank of  Euphrates lake in Raqqa province has been exposed to haphazard timber cutting and neglect for years which resulted in the emergence of empty patches and patches of dry trees. The former employee at...

Pakistan aims to sell national airline before election

Pakistan will try to privatize its national airline before general elections due this year, privatization minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to restart sales of state-run businesses. Pakistan International Airlines(PIA), hemorrhaging money and losing market share to...

US report raps Alibaba's Taobao, others for pirated goods

Alibaba's Taobao website and numerous public markets around the world were cited Friday as purveyors of hundreds of thousands of dollars in pirated goods in the US government's annual "notorious markets" review. The report by the US Trade Representative spotlighted online venues that...

Jeff Bezos donates $33 million for DACA scholarships

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Friday that he and his wife MacKenzie are donating $33 million to fund college scholarships for undocumented immigrants. Bezos said the grant will allow some 1,000 undocumented high school students to attend college. The students will all be...