Tag: Al Jazeera

(Sudan) Sudan formally requests four-party mediation in GERD row (Al Jazeera)

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok sent letters to the United Nations, African Union, European Union and the United States, foreign ministry says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/sudan-formally-requests-external-mediation-over-ethiopian-dam-row

(Syria) ‘We cannot be wasteful’: Syrian crisis spurs aid innovations (Al Jazeera)

Radmilla Suleymanova Ten years since the war began, Syrians still struggle to make ends meet as their host nations tackle new economic woes. But aid...

(Arab World) There is a long road ahead for Arab journalists and free speech (Al Jazeera)

Rana Sabbagh Since the Arab Spring, the media has been muzzled, but independent voices and a new US president offer hope. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/15/the-long-road-ahead-for-arab-journalists-and-free-speech

(Brazil) Lula’s political comeback adds to investors’ worries in Brazil (Al Jazeera)

Simone Iglesias and Matthew Malinowski The Brazilian real is down 11 percent so far this year, the worst among major currencies, as a raging virus...

(USA) Biden administration will not defend Trump’s ‘public charge’ rule (Al Jazeera)

Trump-era policy made immigrants who receive wide range of public benefits ineligible for legal status in the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/biden-administration-will-not-defend-trumps-public-charge-rule

(Myanmar) ‘Shoot till they are dead’: Police who fled Myanmar reveal orders (Al Jazeera)

Police officers who fled to India give first-hand accounts of how military ordered them to shoot peaceful protesters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/shoot-till-they-are-dead-some-myanmar-police-say-fled-to-india

(Western Balkans) Political quotas and ethnic engineering in the Western Balkans (Al Jazeera)

Aleksandar Brezar Measures implemented to protect vulnerable ethnic groups are increasingly abused in Bosnia and Kosovo. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/9/political-quotas-and-ethnic-engineering-in-the-western-balkans

(USA) Spend or save: Will Biden’s stimulus cheques boost the economy? (Al Jazeera)

Cinnamon Janzer Economists are split on what Americans will do with the next round of coronavirus relief aid, and what impact the $1.9 trillion package...

(Space) Project Force: Hypersonic weapons and the new space race (Al Jazeera)

Alex Gatopoulos In the never-ending quest to find weapons that will give a country the power it needs to knock out its adversaries, a new...

(Central African Republic) In Pictures: How new CAR violence has made women more vulnerable (Al Jazeera)

Female refugees and internally displaced women particularly at risk after a new wave of fighting engulfs the Central African Republic. https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/3/9/in-pictures-female-refugees-at-risk-in-car

(South Africa) South Africa’s economy shrank by most in century last year (Al Jazeera)

Prinesha Naidoo South Africa’s economy contracted the most in a century in 2020 as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged output...

(Global Growth) ‘More jabs, more jobs’: OECD boosts forecast for global growth (Al Jazeera)

The OECD boosted its forecast for global growth this year to 5.6 percent, but says a lot will depend on the race between vaccines...

(Syria/Arab League/UAE) US sanctions challenge Syria’s Arab League return: UAE (Al Jazeera)

UAE foreign minister calls for return of Syria to the Arab League, saying it is in the interest of Damascus and other Arab countries. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-sanctions-challenge-syrias-return-to-arab-fold-says-uae

(Iraq/Pope Francis) Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq: Beyond the symbolism (Al Jazeera)

Ibrahim Al-Marashi Interfaith dialogue is important, but the fate of Iraqi minorities is hinged on the success of state-building in Iraq. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/9/pope-franciss-visit-to-iraq-beyond-the-symbolism

(Pakistan) Ending Pakistan’s epidemic of enforced disappearances (Al Jazeera)

Nasrullah Baloch Thousands of Pakistan’s Baloch have been abducted by security forces. Will Prime Minister Imran Khan act to find our loved ones? https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/9/addressing-pakistans-epidemic-of-forced-disappearances

(Senegal) In Pictures: Violent clashes continue in Senegal (Al Jazeera)

Protesters waved the Senegalese flag and torched a car during the rally after opposition leader was charged with rape. https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/3/9/in-pictures-protesters-clash-with-police-in-senegal