Thousands of people were evicted across India during lockdowns to contain the coronavirus pandemic, with millions more at risk of being uprooted as authorities push infrastructure projects to spur economic growth, housing rights campaigners said. At least 20,000 people were evicted from...

It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members, including his son, were safe when this month's massive explosion shook Beirut. Like many Lebanese on Aug. 4 when chemicals at the port detonated,...

An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports. Al-Badia market garden farm produces an array of vegetable crops in multi-storey format, carefully controlling...

Amid a totally destroyed neighborhood and the rubble of an abandoned house in Idlib, the young Syrian artist "Rami Abdul Haq" set up his first artistic opposition after the revolution. The exhibition includes 30 black white paintings that represent symbols of Syrian revolution from activists,...