Tag: Al Jazeera

At least one killed at Sudan protest against military rule (Al Jazeera)

At least one demonstrator has been killed as security forces broke up a protest in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, as thousands took part in rallies...

J-20 shows high combat readiness in New Year combat training (Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

J-20 stealth fighter jets affiliated with multiple Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force units started the year with intensive mock combat training sessions...

Bosnian Serbs hold nationalist celebration despite ban, sanctions (Al Jazeera)

Bosnian Serbs have held public celebrations to mark their autonomous Serb Republic’s national holiday, defying a top court’s ban of the commemoration and US...

Prominent Afghan professor arrested for criticising Taliban rule (Al Jazeera)

A prominent Afghan university professor and outspoken critic of the Taliban leadership has been arrested in Kabul. Faizullah Jalal, a longtime professor of law and...

West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis after coup d’etat (Al Jazeera)

West African leaders are gathering to discuss Mali’s political crisis with the military government about submitting a new timeframe for a transition back to...

Sudan security forces fire tear gas at Khartoum protesters (Al Jazeera)

Security forces have fired tear gas as thousands rallied in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and a neighbouring city, keeping up the pressure on the military...

Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’ (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia could run out of interceptor missiles for its US-made Patriot air-defence system in “months”, according to a senior US official cited by...

Mass testing in China’s Tianjin as India imposes new restrictions (Al Jazeera)

The more infectious Omicron coronavirus variant appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain but this has not prevented governments from tightening...

The meaning of good governance in the Arab world (Mohamed ElBaradei, Al Jazeera)

My work as a diplomat and an international civil servant necessitated spending many years away from home. I was fortunate to have had the...

Iran ‘likely’ smuggling weapons to Yemen: UN report (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations found thousands of weapons recently seized in the Arabian Sea likely came from a single port in Iran, evidence Tehran is...

Fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands camp along Thai border river (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of Myanmar villagers have been forced to live under makeshift tents alongside a river that borders Thailand, fearful of returning to homes they...

War games, missile deployments on the table in Russia talks: US (Al Jazeera)

American officials have raised the possibility of restricting military manoeuvres and missile deployments in Eastern Europe as long as Russia reciprocates ahead of talks...

‘Amazing milestone’: James Webb Telescope fully deployed in space (Al Jazeera)

The James Webb Space Telescope has completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase, unfolding its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror panel as it readies to study...

Airbnb questioned over Xinjiang business amid Uighur ‘genocide’ (Al Jazeera)

Two members of the US Congress have raised concerns about home rental firm Airbnb Inc’s business activities in China’s Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing...

What will Russia gain from intervening in Kazakhstan? (Al Jazeera)

Kazakhstan’s cities appeared to have returned to calm, after days of violent protests that were triggered by high fuel prices. The issue has ignited people’s...

About 200 dead in bandit attacks in northwest Nigeria: Residents (Al Jazeera)

An estimated 200 people have been killed in attacks by armed bandits in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents say, following military air...