Tag: Al Jazeera

(Uganda) Museveni, one-time critic of clinging to power, wins sixth term (Al Jazeera)

Yoweri Museveni has already ruled Uganda for 35 years – and he is now set for five more. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/museveni-clings-on-as-one-of-africas-longest-serving-leaders

(Nigeria) Armed group captures military base in northeast Nigeria (Al Jazeera)

Government troops and hundreds of residents have been forced to flee after an armed group overran a town and captured a military base in...

(Tunisia) Tunisian PM appoints new ministers in cabinet reshuffle (Al Jazeera)

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has appointed 12 new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle announced amid rising political tensions and a major economic crisis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/tunisian-pm-appoints-new-ministers-in-cabinet-reshuffle

(Saudi Arabia/Qatar) Saudi Arabia to reopen Qatar embassy in coming days (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia expects to reopen its embassy in Doha in the coming days, the kingdom’s foreign minister has said, following an agreement last week...

(Tunisia) Social media ban threatens ‘last relic’ of Tunisia’s revolution (Constantin Gouvy, Al Jazeera)

“Ten years on, there is still a price to pay in Tunisia for speaking your mind,” said 37-year-old seasoned social media activist Azyz Amami...

(Iran) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard tests long-range missiles, drones (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth large-scale military show of force...

(USA/Bahrain/UAE/Israel) Major security partners: US hails Bahrain, UAE after Israel deal (Al Jazeera)

The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” on Saturday, a previously unheard of designation for the two countries...

(Syria) Syria sanctions inflict suffering as al-Assad regime marches on (Anchal Vohra, Al Jazeera)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is going nowhere. He withstood the military threat posed by a decade-long war and even as the country faced its...

(North Korea) ‘The world’s most powerful weapon’: N Korea parades new missile (Al Jazeera)

North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, marking the...

(China/Pandemic) China urges people to avoid holiday travel as COVID cases jump (Al Jazeera)

China reported the most daily cases of COVID-19 in more than 10 months on Friday, as local governments and factory owners began in offering...

(Germany) End of Merkel era begins as German CDU picks new party leader (Al Jazeera)

Germany’s Christian Democrats will elect a new chairman on Saturday, aiming to unite their conservative party behind a new leader who they hope can...

(British Economy) Round two: UK may fall back into recession as new lockdowns bite (Al Jazeera)

The British economy looks set to fall back into recession after official figures on Friday showed that it shrank by 2.6 percent month on...

(USA/Cuba) US sanctions Cuban ministry for alleged human rights abuses (Al Jazeera)

The United States slapped sanctions on Cuba’s interior ministry on Friday, accusing it of serious human rights abuses as Washington kept up a barrage of sanctions even in the final days...

(Brazil/Pandemic) Brazil airlifts emergency oxygen to Manaus amid COVID surge (Al Jazeera)

Brazil’s Air Force has delivered emergency supplies of oxygen to the jungle state of Amazonas, and premature babies were to be airlifted to other...

(Argentina) After a decades-long fight, an abortion victory in Argentina (Al Jazeera)

In a milestone win, Argentina’s Senate voted to legalise abortion, granting millions of women access to legal elective abortions until the 14th week of...

(USA) US now says no direct evidence of ‘kill capture teams’ at Capitol (Al Jazeera)

The top federal prosecutor in Washington, DC has said there is no “direct evidence” to suggest that rioters who stormed the US Capitol had...