Tag: Al Jazeera

(Yemen) Houthi fire caused Yemen blaze that killed migrants in Sanaa: HRW (Al Jazeera)

At least 60 migrants, most of them Ethiopian, died in the March 7 incident at a holding facility in Sanaa. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/houthi-projectiles-fire-cause-migrants-death-in-sanaa-hrw

(Yemen) Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden: Reports (Al Jazeera)

Demonstrators broke into the Maasheeq Presidential Palace in Aden – seat of the internationally recognised gov’t – amid public anger over the dire economic...

(Yemen) Houthi ballistic missiles target Saudi Arabia, says coalition (Al Jazeera)

Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired two missiles, which landed in uninhabited border areas. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/houthis-fire-ballistic-missiles-at-saudi-arabia-coalition-says

(Australia) Midnight Oil project aims to put Indigenous voices centre stage (Al Jazeera)

Ali MC Veteran band working with Aboriginal performers to campaign for an Indigenous voice to Australia’s parliament. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/midnight-oil-tour-aims-to-put-indigenous-voices-centre-stage

(Myanmar) Families plan funerals, children reported among Myanmar dead (Al Jazeera)

Monitoring group says three children among 74 killed on Sunday, with 20 more deaths reported on Monday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/at-least-20-dead-in-myanmar-violence-mobile-internet-cut-off

(Russia) Kremlin critic Navalny condemns jail as ‘concentration camp’ (Al Jazeera)

Russian opposition leader says he is woken up every hour of the night and filmed by a prison guard. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/kremlin-critic-navalny-says-jail-like-a-concentration-camp

(Venezuela) Cashless Venezuela? Maduro mulls digital payments amid shortage (Al Jazeera)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has targeted the public transit system — where roughly three-quarters of all circulating cash is spent — as the first...

(USA) US Republicans hit Biden on immigration amid new border surge (Al Jazeera)

William Roberts Increase in children crossing the US-Mexico border poses challenge to new US president as FEMA is called in to help. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/us-republicans-hit-biden-on-immigration-amid-new-border-surge

(USA) Deb Haaland confirmed as first Indigenous US interior secretary (Al Jazeera)

Haaland, one of the first Native American women elected to US Congress, is a ‘powerhouse, inspiring’ leader, advocacy group says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/deb-haaland-confirmed-as-first-indigenous-us-interior-secretary

(Afghanistan) Aid cuts by US, other donors could imperil Afghan gov’t: Watchdog (Al Jazeera)

International aid to Afghanistan decreased from a high of $6.7bn in 2011, down to $4.2bn in 2019, according to World Bank data. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/aid-cuts-by-us-others-could-imperil-afghanistan-govt-watchdog

(Afghanistan/USA) US special envoy to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow (Al Jazeera)

Taliban and government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have agreed to attend meeting in Russian capital on Thursday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/us-special-envoy-to-attend-afghan-peace-talks-in-moscow

(Sri Lanka) Will ‘deradicalisation’ in Sri Lanka work? (Al Jazeera)

Presenter: Peter Dobbie Guests: Rauff Hakeem – Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, member of parliament and former minister of justice Shreen Abdul Saroor – Peace activist...

(Kenya/Somalia) Kenya boycotts ICJ hearing on Somalia sea boundary row (Al Jazeera)

The dispute is about some 100,000sq km of seafloor, believed to be rich in oil and gas. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/kenya-boycotts-world-court-hearing-on-somalia-sea-boundary-row

(DR Congo) At least a dozen killed in eastern DR Congo attack (Al Jazeera)

Men armed with knives and other weapons attacked Bulongo village, in the latest attack blamed on notorious ADF fighters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/at-least-a-dozen-killed-in-easter-dr-congo-attack

(Uganda) Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested during protest (Al Jazeera)

Bobi Wine says he was arrested and later released after he led MPs and activists from his party in a demonstration in Kampala. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/ugandas-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-arrested-during-protest

(Egypt/China/West) The competition for Egypt: China, the West, and megaprojects (Al Jazeera)

Sean Mathews Building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernise and transform the Middle East’s most populous country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/the-competition-for-egypt-china-the-west-and-mega-projects