Tag: Al Jazeera

Mortar shell explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has killed at least nine children and wounded four others, according to local officials. The blast on...

Kazakh leader declares ‘coup d’etat’ over as Putin claims victory (Al Jazeera)

After more than 160 people died in the most violent unrest since Kazakhstan’s independence more than 30 years ago, its president on Monday described protests as...

Mali ‘strongly condemns’ ECOWAS sanctions; closes land borders (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s military-dominated government has “strongly” condemned “illegal” sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), adding that it has closed its...

Israel: Netanyahu, Olmert butt heads in court defamation suit (Al Jazeera)

Two former Israeli prime ministers have faced off in an Israeli courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu‘s defamation suit against Ehud Olmert got under way. Netanyahu, his wife...

Cuban asylum seekers in Greece ‘forcibly expelled’ to Turkey (Melissa Pawson, Al Jazeera)

At least 30 Cubans, hoping to claim asylum in Europe, were forcibly expelled from Greece to Turkey towards the end of last year, according...

Iran says won’t officially recognise Taliban after Tehran talks (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran is still some time away from officially recognising the Taliban as the government of neighbouring Afghanistan, its foreign ministry says, after a meeting...

Gulf ministers visit China to discuss strengthening energy ties (Al Jazeera)

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain along with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah have...

Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty over walkie talkie charges (Al Jazeera)

A military-run court in Myanmar has found civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown in last February’s coup, guilty on at least...

China names former paramilitary chief as HK garrison commander (Al Jazeera)

China has appointed a former paramilitary chief, Peng Jingtang, as the new commander of the People Liberation Army’s (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong, state...

‘Auction’ of India’s Muslim women shows tech weaponised for abuse (Al Jazeera)

Six months ago, pilot Hana Khan saw her picture on an app that appeared to be “auctioning” dozens of Muslim women in India. The app was...

Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp fire leaves thousands homeless (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of Rohingya have been left homeless after a fire gutted parts of their refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh, police said. About 850,000 of the persecuted mostly...

Somalia’s leaders agree to hold delayed election by February 25 (Al Jazeera)

Somali leaders have announced they struck a deal to complete parliamentary elections by February 25, after repeated delays that have threatened the stability of...

Does Ethiopia’s PM want a peaceful end to the Tigray war? (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s government appears to be offering an olive branch to end more than a year of conflict in the northern Tigray region. Prime Minister Abiy...

West Africa bloc ECOWAS hits Mali with sanctions after poll delay (Al Jazeera)

West Africa’s main regional bloc will close borders with Mali and impose sweeping economic sanctions in response to delays holding promised elections after a...

Aid groups halt work in northwest Tigray after deadly strike: UN (Al Jazeera)

Aid agencies have suspended their work in part of Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a deadly air attack on a camp for people displaced by the war,...

Chaotic scenes as Iraq’s new parliament holds first session (Al Jazeera)

Iraq’s new parliament has re-elected its speaker for a second term, the first step towards forming a new government after a general election whose...