Tag: Al Jazeera

(USA/Yemen) US to Yemen’s Houthis: Stop attacking, start negotiating (Al Jazeera)

Washington calls Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ‘unacceptable’ and urges the Yemeni group to engage in political process. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-says-yemens-houthis-have-to-stop-attacks-on-saudi-arabia

(Japan) ‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima (Al Jazeera)

Michael Penn Tens of thousands were evacuated after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, and many still worry about the risks of...

(USA/Venezuelans) US offers temporary protected status to thousands of Venezuelans (Al Jazeera)

Biden administration move would shield Venezuelans already in the US from deportation and allow them to work legally https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-offers-temporary-protected-status-to-thousands-of-venezuelans

(India/Pakistan/Kashmir) What prompted India-Pakistan ceasefire pact along Kashmir border? (Al Jazeera)

Bilal Kuchay Politicians and experts reflect on reasons that made the two nations agree to a rare reaffirmation of a 2003 ceasefire along the disputed...

(USA/Afghanistan) US proposes interim gov’t could run Afghanistan until new polls (Al Jazeera)

Draft peace plan calls for current government to be replaced with interim administration until a new constitution is agreed and elections held. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-proposes-interim-govt-could-run-afghanistan-until-new-polls

(Syria) ‘It’s not safe’: Report finds children want life away from Syria (Al Jazeera)

Displaced children in Syria and abroad cite discrimination, poverty as reasons for not envisioning a future in Syria, new report finds. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/hold-not-safe-report-finds-children-want-life-away-from-syria

(Myanmar) Nationwide strike in Myanmar as anti-coup campaign intensifies (Al Jazeera)

Two protesters killed as shops, factories close in response to a call for a general strike to protest military coup. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/myanmar-2

(Australia/Myanmar) Australia cuts Myanmar military ties amid ‘rising death toll’ (Al Jazeera)

Australia was among 13 countries campaigners say have been providing assistance to military that seized control of Myanmar in a coup. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/australia-cuts-myanmar-military-ties-amid-rising-death-toll

(South Korea/USA) South Korea, US agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops (Al Jazeera)

Washington says Seoul agreed to ‘a meaningful increase’ in its contribution to the cost of US forces in South Korea. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/south-korea-us-agree-on-new-cost-sharing-deal-for-troops

(India/Rohingya/Myanmar) ‘Repeat of what happened in Myanmar’: India detains 160 Rohingya (Al Jazeera)

Aakash Hassan and Zafar Aafaq Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir send dozens of Rohingya refugees to ‘holding centre’, as activists decry the move. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/repeat-of-what-happened-in-myanmar-india-detains-160-rohingya

(Iraq/Pope Francis) Pope ends historic Iraq visit with messages of coexistence (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis leaves Iraq after touring four cities in the first-ever papal visit to the Middle Eastern country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/pope-ends-iraq-visit-after-mass-in-isil-ruined-city-of-mosul

(Iraq/Kurdish Region) ‘As if she had never existed’: The graveyards for murdered women (Al Jazeera)

Julie Bindel In the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, female victims of ‘honour killings’ lie buried in unmarked graves, denied even their names in death,...

(Yemen) Deadly fire rips through migrant facility in Yemen: UN (Al Jazeera)

At least eight people killed and 170 injured in a fire at a migrant detention facility in the capital Sanaa, IOM says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/8/fire-at-migrant-facility-in-yemen-kills-at-least-eight-says-un

(Oil and Gas) Key oil price surges above $70 after attack on Saudi facilities (Al Jazeera)

Brent crude futures rose above $70 first time since COVID pandemic began while US crude was its highest in two years. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/3/8/oil-surges-above-70-after-attack-on-saudi-facilities

(Mozambique) Mozambican journalists’ lives are on the line in Cabo Delgado (Al Jazeera)

Ilham Rawoot The AU has stood by as Mozambique aggressively represses journalists covering the violence in the north. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/7/mozambican-journalists-lives-are-on-the-line-in-cabo-delgado

(Nigeria) Crew of Chinese boat freed after ransom payment: Nigerian army (Al Jazeera)

Nigerian army says $300,000 paid to kidnappers to release 14 crew members on board vessel that was seized in February. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/7/crew-of-chinese-boat-freed-after-ransom-payment-nigerian-army